Drug Dealers vs. Software Developers

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Drug Dealers                         Software Developers
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Refer to their clients as "users"    Refer to their clients as "users"

"The first one's free!"              "Download a free trial version..."

Strange Jargon:
"Stick"                              "SCSI"
"Rock"                               "RTFM"
"Wrap"                               "Packet"
"E"                                  "C"
"Stash"                              "Cache"
"Drive by"                           "CTRL ALT DEL"
"Hit (LSD)"                          "Hit (WWW)"
"Source"                             "Source-code"
 
Realize that there's tons of cash    Realize that there's tons of cash
in the 14 to 25 year-old market      in the 14-25 year-old market

Your clients really like your        Your clients really like your
stuff when it works. When it         stuff when it works. When it
doesn't work, they want to kill      doesn't work, they want to kill
you                                  you

Job is assisted by the industry      Job is assisted by the industry
producing newer, more potent         producing newer, more potent
products                             products

Often seen in the company of         Often seen in the company of
pimps, hustlers, and lowlifes        marketing people, venture capitalists
                                     and fund managers

When things go wrong, a "fix"        When things go wrong, a "fix"
is just a phone call away but may    is just a phone call away but may
be expensive                         be expensive

A lot of people get rich in this     A lot of people get rich in this
industry while still teenagers       industry while still teenagers

Their product causes unhealthy       DOOM. Quake. SimCity. Duke Nukem 3D.
addictions

Get lots of hot women by             DAMN!! DAMN!!!!
exploiting their addiction

[Fox]

Cool

Erm wait, we lost? *boohooo* :°(

[parksie]

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