Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 10th October 2012

Dilbert//8579, first published fourteen years ago on Wednesday 10th October 2012

Tags

business failures-bankruptcies gadgets competitor out of business next prodcut predictable mediocrity genius

Official transcript

Boss: Good news! Our biggest competitor just went out of business! There was so much anticipation for their next product that no one bought the current one and they ran out of money. Alice: Our strategy of predictable mediocrity paid off again. Boss: It's okay to call it genius.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

GOOD NEWS! OUR BIGGEST COMPETITOR JUST WENT OUT OF BUSINESS!

THERE WAS SO MUCH ANTICIPATION FOR THEIR NEXT PRODUCT THAT NO ONE BOUGHT THE CURRENT ONE AND THEY RAN OUT OF MONEY.

OUR STRATEGY OF PREDICTABLE MEDIOCRITY PAID OFF AGAIN.

IT'S OKAY TO CALL IT GENIUS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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