Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 21st July 2017

Dilbert//10324, first published nine years ago on Friday 21st July 2017

Make It Hard To Uninstall

Tags

customer service, business strategy, sales, deception, business

Official transcript

Boss: Don't focus so much on making the software do what our customers want it to do. Just make it hard for users to uninstall it. Dilbert: Why would they buy it in the first place? Boss: A big part of our strategy involves lying.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DON'T FOCUS SO MUCH ON MAKING THE SOFTWARE DO WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS WANT IT TO DO.

JUST MAKE IT HARD FOR USERS TO UNINSTALL IT.

WHY WOULD THEY BUY IT IN THE FIRST PLACE?

A BIG PART OF OUR STRATEGY INVOLVES LYING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Big Part of Our Strategy Involves Lying"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a software developer, in a meeting with his boss. The boss emphasizes the importance of focusing on making the software do what customers want it to do, but Dilbert notes that this approach would make the product hard for users to uninstall. The boss responds by saying that a big part of their strategy involves lying, implying that they will mislead customers into using the software despite its limitations. The comic strip highlights the tension between meeting customer needs and selling a product that may not be ideal.

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