Comic Transcript
BOSS: This PNG format… it disturbs me. The thought of people willfully perpetuating a freely available format based on open standards… this must not come to pass.
BOSS: The computer industry was built on blood and sweat, Alex. People took risks hoping to be able to enjoy the fruits of those risks sown the road… Wealth. The promise of wealth is what spurred us on, not “open standards” or “free software.”
BOSS: Of course, eventually I stole everything rebranded it, and amassed a fortune while the rest of them were left scraping for crumbs, but that’s entirely beside the point.