Software or Drugs
Given the rising costs and user dependence of software these days, coupled with the marketing techniques used by companies in the field, eventually you had to expected a parallel would be drawn with the drug industry. Wouldn't ya?
| Drug dealers | | Software developers |
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| Refer to their clients as "users". |
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Refer to their clients as "users". |
| The first one's free! | | Download a free trial version... |
| Have important South-East Asian connections (to help move the stuff) |
| Have important South-East Asian connections (to help debug the code) |
| Strange jargon: "Stick", "Rock", "Dime bag", "E", "X" |
| Strange jargon: "SCSI", "RTFM", "Java", "DSL" |
| Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14 to 25 year old market |
| Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14 to 25 year old market |
| Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, more potent mixes |
| Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, faster machines |
| Often seen in the company of pimps and hustlers |
| Often seen in the company of marketing people and venture capitalists |
| Their product causes unhealthy addictions |
| Doom, Quake, SimCity, ... 'nuff said. |
| Do your job well, and you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you. |
| damn! Damn! DAMN! |
Posted by ac at August 19, 2003 04:24 PM