Corporate Stupidity?
I was fascinated to hear that it took Gillette 7 years and $750 Million to develop the "Mach 3" razor. You know, the razor cartridge with 3 blades. Now, if that isn't some sort of Dilbertian fuckup, I don't know what is.
Maybe I don't understand what is involved in blade development, but 7 years and $750 Million seems a mite excessive for 3 freaking blades! Now, of course, Schick has come out with their "Quattro" with...wait for it....FOUR blades. If it took Gillette 7 years and almost a billion dollars to develop a three-blade razor, God only knows the vast resources that Schick had to expend to come with four!
I can picture the initial call from the suits at Gillette to the nerdy engineers working in the basement:
"Okay, we need a new kind of razor cartridge. Better than two blades. What can you boys come up with?"
"Ni...I mean, {shh, okay guys turn down Doom 3, the PHB is on the phone}...yessir. Better than two blades. We're right on it."
"Right. Good. How much will it cost and how long will it take?"
"Er, to develop a razor better than two blades, about 2 min...ouch {Karl, why did you punch my arm. Owie, that hurts. What? Oh..good idea...nehnehneh}. Um...sir, it should take roughly...er...7...yeah...7 years and cost...um...ONE BILLION DOLLARS" <-- nerdy engineer doing Dr. Evil impersonation.
"Okay. Better get right on it then."
I can picture the nerds jacking up their computer systems so they can surf porn faster and play bitching games of Quake. Then 7 years later, giving the PHB a three-bladed razor.
I love the Schick Quattro commercial, too. Some pretty boy asks: "What will come next?".
Geez dipshit, um, FIVE blades maybe?
Maybe I don't understand what is involved in blade development, but 7 years and $750 Million seems a mite excessive for 3 freaking blades! Now, of course, Schick has come out with their "Quattro" with...wait for it....FOUR blades. If it took Gillette 7 years and almost a billion dollars to develop a three-blade razor, God only knows the vast resources that Schick had to expend to come with four!
I can picture the initial call from the suits at Gillette to the nerdy engineers working in the basement:
"Okay, we need a new kind of razor cartridge. Better than two blades. What can you boys come up with?"
"Right. Good. How much will it cost and how long will it take?"
"Er, to develop a razor better than two blades, about 2 min...ouch {Karl, why did you punch my arm. Owie, that hurts. What? Oh..good idea...nehnehneh}. Um...sir, it should take roughly...er...7...yeah...7 years and cost...um...ONE BILLION DOLLARS" <-- nerdy engineer doing Dr. Evil impersonation.
"Okay. Better get right on it then."
I can picture the nerds jacking up their computer systems so they can surf porn faster and play bitching games of Quake. Then 7 years later, giving the PHB a three-bladed razor.
I love the Schick Quattro commercial, too. Some pretty boy asks: "What will come next?".
Geez dipshit, um, FIVE blades maybe?
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