Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 13th February 2020
Dilbert//11261, first published six years ago on Thursday 13th February 2020
Price Gouging
Tags
business, network, idiot, price, gouging, upgrade
Official transcript
vendor: now that the network installation is half-done, i have you idiots right where i want you. it's too late for you to get a new vendor, so i'll be price-gouging you on upgrades you didn't even know you would need.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
NOW THAT THE NETWORK INSTALLATION IS HALF-DONE, I HAVE YOU IDIOTS RIGHT WHERE I WANT YOU.
IT'S TOO LATE FOR YOU TO GET A NEW VENDOR, SO I'LL BE PRICE -GOUGING YOU ON UPGRADES YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU WOULD NEED.
WHY ARE YOU TELLING US? ? ?
IT MAKES IT MORE FUN FOR ME.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Network Installation Nightmare"
Summary:
The comic strip depicts a humorous exchange between two individuals, one of whom has just completed a network installation. The conversation unfolds as follows:
- The installer boasts, "Now that the network installation is half-done, I have you idiots right where I want you."
- The client responds, "It's too late for you to get a new vendor, so I'll be price-gouging you on upgrades you didn't even know you would need."
- The installer asks, "Why are you telling us?"
- The client retorts, "It makes it more fun for me."
This exchange highlights the tension and humor that can arise in business interactions, particularly when dealing with technical professionals and their clients.
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