Who's Our Favorite Billionaire?
The following is a conversation overheard when Bill Gates was
ready to move 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 it's a little smaller than we anticipated."
Contractor: "Yeah. Some compromises were
made to have it out by the release date."
B: "We won't be able to fit all of our furniture
in there."
C: "Well, you have two options. You can
purchase a new, larger living room; or you can us a stacker."
B: "Stacker?"
C: "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."
B: "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."
C: "Oh! That's easy. Those bulbs aren't plug
and play. You'll have to upgrade to new bulbs."
B: "And the electrical outlets? The holes
are round, not rectangular. How do i fix that?"
C: "Just uninstall and re-install the electrical
system."
B: "You're kidding!?"
C: "Nope, it's the only way."
B: "<sigh> 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 the showers won't
work."
C: "That's a resource leakage problem. One
fixture is failing to terminate and is hogging the resources preventing access
from other fixtures."
B: "And how do I fix that?"
C: "Well, after each flush, you all need to exit
the house, turn off the water at the street, turn it back on, re-enter the
house, and then you can get back to work."
B: "That's the last straw. What kind of
product are you selling me?"
C: "Hey, if you don't like it, nobody made you buy
it."
B: "And when will this be fixed?"
C: "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..."