Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 12th October 2013

Dilbert//8946, first published thirteen years ago on Saturday 12th October 2013

Tags

internet & world wide web inventions google search engine existing prodcuts crushing dreams new invention

Official transcript

Dilbert: Behold my new invention, the likes of which the world has never seen. Dogbert: Behold my Google search engine that will find several existing products that do whatever that thing does. Dilbert: Please don't. Dogbert: Google: crushing dreams since 1998.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BEHOLD MY NEW INVENTION, THE LIKES OF WHICH THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN.

BEHOLD MY GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE THAT WILL FIND SEVERAL EXISTING PRODUCTS THAT DO WHATEVER THAT THING DOES.

PLEASE DON'T.

GOOGLE: CRUSHING DREAMS SINCE 1998.

CLICK CLICK CLICK

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Google: Crushing Dreams Since 1998"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled cartoon character, in a conversation with Dogbert, his dog. Dilbert holds a device resembling a smartphone, while Dogbert stands on a table, holding a similar device.

Panel 1: Dilbert: "Behold my new invention, the likes of which the world has never seen."

Panel 2: Dogbert: "Behold my Google search engine that will find several existing products that do whatever that thing does."

Panel 3: Dilbert: "Please don't."

Panel 4: Dogbert: "Google: Crushing dreams since 1998."

Key Points:

• Dilbert introduces a new invention.
• Dogbert reveals his Google search engine, which can find existing products that perform similar functions.
• Dilbert pleads with Dogbert not to use the search engine.
• Dogbert responds by highlighting Google's history of crushing dreams since its inception in 1998.

Overall:

The comic strip humorously portrays the impact of technology on innovation and the potential for existing solutions to render new ideas obsolete.

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