Comic Transcript
ALICE: … and by turning a blind eye to piracy in some areas, we maintain our market dominance, prevent competitors from getting a foothold in the region, and get out of having to support any problems they might have.
BOSS: Ingenious.
ALICE: All we have to do is figure out how to subtly encourage this piracy without giving any ground in terms of enforcing our intellectual property rights.
BOSS: That will not be a problem.
BOSS: We will restrict this program to regions where piracy is already rampant. We will point our finger at these countries and complain bitterly, but do nothing to stop them. We will then use that piracy as an excuse to pass more stringent intellectual property laws in countries where we are actively selling our product.
ALICE: What if people figure out what we’re doing?
BOSS: We will pull out another study proving that Nifty Doorways is more secure than Linux and escape under the cover of night.
