Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st October 2012

Dilbert//8590, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 21st October 2012

Tags

internet & world wide web cloudwash argon smart people software to cloud

Official transcript

Boss: I need you to cloudwash our software. Dilbert: Cloudwash? Boss: Move some of its functions onto the internet, but call the internet a cloud. No one will take us seriously unless we're doing something in the cloud. Dilbert: Will people take us seriously if we make technology decisions based on jargon? Boss: We don't care what smart people think. There aren't many of them. We only need to convince our dumb customers. Dumb people believe anything. Dilbert: Do you believe I moved our software to the cloud yesterday? Boss: You did? Dilbert: I'm going to say yes.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED YOU TO CLOUDWASH OUR SOFTWARE.

CLOUDWASH?

MOVE SOME OF ITS FUNCTIONS ONTO THE INTERNET. BUT CALL THE INTERNET A CLOUD NO ONE WILL TAKE US SERIOUSLY UNLESS WE'RE DOING SOMETHING IN THE CLOUD.

WILL PEOPLE TAKE US SERIOUSLY IF WE MAKE TECHNOLOGY DECISIONS BASED ON JARGON?

BHI TITI WE DON'T CARE WHAT SMART PEOPLE THINK.

THERE AREN'T THAT MANY OF THEM.

WE ONLY NEED TO CONVINCE OUR DUMB CUSTOMERS.

DUMB PEOPLE BELIEVE ANYTHING.

DO YOU BELIEVE I MOVED OUR SOFTWARE TO THE CLOUD YESTERDAY?

YOU DID?

I'M GOING TO SAY YES

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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