> > If Restaurants Functioned Like Microsoft... > Patron: Waiter! > Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill, and I'll be your Support. > Waiter. What seems to be the problem? > Patron: There's a fly in my soup! > Waiter: Try again, maybe the fly won't be there this time. > Patron: No, it's still there. > Waiter: Maybe it's the way you're 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 it's 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. > I'm 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 wasn't ready yet. > Patron: Well, I'm so hungry now, I'll eat anything. > [waiter leaves.] > Patron: Waiter! There's 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 > >
