BILL GATES MEETS HIS
MATCH
The following is a conversation overheard
as Bill Gates was moving into his new house...
Bill: "There are a few issues we need
to discuss."
Contractor: "Ah, you have our basic
support option. Calls are free for the first 90 days and $75 a call thereafter.
Okay?"
Bill: "Uh, yeah... the first issue is
the living room. We think its a little smaller than we anticipated."
Contractor: "Yeah. Some compromises
were made to have it out by the release date."
Bill: "We won't be able to fit all our
furniture in there."
Contractor: "Well, you have two
options. You can purchase a new, larger living room; or you can use a Stacker."
Bill: "Stacker?"
Contractor: "Yeah, it allows you to
fit twice as much furniture into the room. By stacking it, of course, you put the
entertainment center on the couch... the chairs on the table... etc. You leave an empty
spot, so when you want to use some furniture you can unstack what you need and then put it
back when you're done."
Bill: "Uh... I dunno... issue two. The
second issue is the light fixtures. The bulbs we brought with us from our old home won't
fit. The threads run the wrong way."
Contractor: "Oh! That's easy. Those
bulbs aren't plug and play. You'll have to upgrade to the new bulbs."
Bill: "And the electrical outlets? The
holes are round, not rectangular. How do I fix that?"
Contractor: "Just uninstall and
reinstall the electrical system."
Bill: "You're kidding!?"
Contractor: "Nope. Its the only
way."
Bill: " Well... I have one last
problem. Sometimes, when I have guests over, someone will flush the toilet and it won't
stop. The water pressure drops so low that the showers don't work."
Contractor: "That's a resource leakage
problem. One fixture is failing to terminate and is hogging the resources preventing
access from other fixtures."
Bill: "And how do I fix that?"
Contractor: "Well, after each flush,
you all need to exit the house, turn off the water at the street, turn it back on, reenter
the house and then you can get back to work."
Bill: "That's the last straw. What
kind of product are you selling me?"
Contractor: "Hey, if you don't like it
nobody made you buy it."
Bill: "And when will this be
fixed?"
Contractor: "Oh, in your next house --
which will be ready to release sometime near the end of next year. Actually it was due out
this year, but we've had some delays..."
 
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