Comic Transcript

CUSTOMER: I'm trying to figure out what's involved in becoming a beta tester for your Flexible Operating Environment...

ALEX: Would you like to purchase an official beta testing license now?

CUSTOMER: A what? You want me to pay money to test your software?

ALEX: Purchasing an official beta testing license grants you the right to use our pre-release builds. Many of our customers find this an excellent way to begin deploying our new technologies before their competitors do.

CUSTOMER: You're telling me that there are people running your beta software in a LIVE environment?

ALEX: It's a sign of the great confidence our customers place in the quality of our software.

CUSTOMER: And it's a sign of MY great confidence in the quality of your software that I will not be joining them.