Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 1st January 2020

Dilbert//11218, first published six years ago on Wednesday 1st January 2020

Rfp Process

Tags

business, managers & supervisors, rfp, proceed, stupid, technology, obsolete

Official transcript

dilbert: we finished the r.f.p. process and selected a vendor. but it tool so long that all of their technology is obsolete. should i proceed stupidly?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE FINISHED THE R.F.P. PROCESS AND SELECTED A VENDOR.

BUT IT TOOK SO LONG THAT ALL OF THEIR TECHNOLOGY IS OBSOLETE.

SHOULD I PROCEED STUPIDLY?

IT GOT US THIS FAR

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Obsolescence of Technology"

Summary:

This comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of working with outdated technology. The scene unfolds in a conference room where a man, representing the vendor, presents a proposal to a group of people. However, the man's statement that "it took so long that all of their technology is obsolete" is met with skepticism and frustration from the audience.

The vendor's response, "should I proceed stupidly?" and the audience's retort, "it got us this far," suggest that they are willing to continue using outdated technology despite its limitations. The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of organizations clinging to outdated technology due to a lack of resources or motivation to upgrade.

Overall, the comic strip offers a lighthearted commentary on the challenges of working with outdated technology and the sometimes humorous ways that organizations cope with these challenges.

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