Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 5th April 2012

Dilbert//8391, first published fourteen years ago on Thursday 5th April 2012

Tags

computer software free software run slow upgrades office cubicles free

Official transcript

Dogbert: Want some free software? Boss: What's it do? Dogbert: All it does is beg you for upgrades. And if you upgrade, then it begs you to upgrade again and so on. And it makes all of you other software run slow. Boss: And it's free?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WANT SOME FREE SOFTWARE?

WHAT'S IT DO?

ALL IT DOES IS BEG YOU FOR UPGRADES.

AND IF YOU UPGRADE, THEN IT BEGS YOU TO UPGRADE AGAIN AND SO ON.

AND IT MAKES ALL OF YOUR OTHER SOFTWARE RUN SLOW.

AND IT'S FREE?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Software Upgrade"

Summary:

• A man asks for free software.
• The software vendor offers it, but with a catch: it will constantly ask for upgrades.
• The man is hesitant at first but eventually agrees.
• The software is free, but it makes all of his other software run slowly.
• The man is now regretful of his decision.

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