Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 19th November 2012

Dilbert//8619, first published fourteen years ago on Monday 19th November 2012

Tags

business ethics gotcha fees airlines make moneky terrible battery life high five

Official transcript

Dogbert: You need to have more "gotcha"

fees. That's how airlines make their money. For example, you could design your product to have a terrible battery life, then sell extra chargers for ten times your cost. CEO: And maybe the chargers could break after two months. Dogbert: High five!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU NEED TO HAVE MORE "GOTCHA" FEES.

THAT'S HOW AIRLINES MAKE THEIR MONEY.

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU COULD DESIGN YOUR PRODUCT TO HAVE A TERRIBLE BATTERY LIFE, THEN SELL EXTRA CHARGERS FOR TEN TIMES YOUR COST.

AND MAYBE THE CHARGERS COULD BREAK AFTER TWO MONTHS.

HIGH FIVE!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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