If Restaurants Functioned Like Microsoft





Patron: Waiter!

Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill, and Ill be your Support.

Waiter. What seems to be the problem?



Patron: Theres a fly in my soup!

Waiter: Try again, maybe the fly wont be there this time.

Patron: No, its still there.

Waiter: Maybe its the way youre using the soup. Try

eating it with a fork instead.

Patron: Even when I use the fork, the fly is still there.



Waiter: Maybe the soup is incompatible with the bowl. What

kind of bowl are you using?

Patron: A SOUP bowl!



Waiter: Hmmm, that should work. Maybe its a configuration

problem. How was the bowl set up?

Patron: You brought it to me on a saucer. What has that to

do with the fly in my soup?!



Waiter: Can you remember everything you did before you

noticed the fly in your soup?

Patron: I sat down and ordered the Soup of the Day!



Waiter: Have you considered upgrading to the latest Soup

of the Day?

Patron: You have more than one Soup of the Day each day??

Waiter: Yes, the Soup of the Day is changed every hour.

Patron: Well, what is the Soup of the Day now?

Waiter: The current Soup of the Day is tomato.



Patron: Fine. Bring me the tomato soup, and the check.

Im running late now.



[waiter leaves and returns with another bowl of soup

and the check]



Waiter: Here you are, Sir. The soup and your check.

Patron: This is potato soup.

Waiter: Yes, the tomato soup wasnt ready yet.

Patron: Well, Im so hungry now, Ill eat anything.



[waiter leaves.]



Patron: Waiter! Theres a gnat in my soup!



The check:



Soup of the Day . . . . . . . . . . $5.00

Upgrade to newer Soup of the Day. . $2.50

Access to support . . . . . . . . . $1.00