Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 27th November 2012

Dilbert//8627, first published fourteen years ago on Tuesday 27th November 2012

Tags

gadgets laziness mobile (cell) phones smartphone business strangles lazy

Official transcript

CEO: We're going into the smartphone business. Smartphones are basically gadgets, and we already make gadgets, so how hard could it be? Dilbert: If you strangle me now, I promise I won't resist. Boss: That sounds lazy.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE'RE GOING INTO THE SMARTPHONE BUSINESS.

SMARTPHONES ARE BASICALLY GADGETS, AND WE ALREADY MAKE GADGETS, SO HOW HARD COULD IT BE?

IF YOU STRANGLE ME NOW, I PROMISE I WON'T RESIST.

THAT SOUNDS LAZY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Smartphone Business"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2012, humorously critiques the challenges of running a smartphone business. The story begins with the boss announcing the company's entry into the smartphone market, only to be met with skepticism from his employees.

• The boss explains that smartphones are "basically gadgets" and that they already make gadgets, so it should be easy to make smartphones.
• However, one employee points out that if they struggle now, it's because they're lazy, and promises not to resist the change.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that making smartphones is a simple task, highlighting the complexities and challenges involved in developing and manufacturing these devices.

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