> ---------------------------         ---------------------------
> Drug dealers                        Software developers
> ---------------------------         ---------------------------
> 
> Refer to their clients              Refer to their clients
> as "users".                         as "users".
> 
> "The first one's free!"             "Download a free trial version..."
> 
> Have important South-East           Have important South-East
> Asian connections                   Asian connections
> (to help move the stuff).           (to help debug the code).
> 
> Strange jargon:                     Strange jargon:
> "Stick," "Rock,"                    "SCSI," "RTFM,"
> "Dime bag," "E".                    "Java," "ISDN".
> 
> Realize that there's                Realize that there's
> tons of cash in the                 tons of cash in the
> 14- to 25-year-old                  14- to 25-year-old
> market.                             market.
> 
> Job is assisted by the              Job is assisted by
> industry's producing                industry's producing
> newer, more potent mixes.           newer, faster machines.
> 
> Often seen in the company           Often seen in the company of
> of pimps and hustlers.              marketing people and venture
>                                     capitalists.
> 
> Their product causes                DOOM. Quake. SimCity. Duke Nukem
> unhealthy addictions.               Nuff said.
> 
> Do your job well, and               Do your job well and you'll have
> you can sleep with                  time left over to downlaod some
> sexy movie stars who                .mpg, .avi, .mov, .jgp, .gif
> depend on you.
> 
> Customers in trouble                Customers in trouble are told
> are given NO ASSISTANCE.            to call TECH SUPPORT.
> 
> No Refunds! No Returns!             No Refunds! No Returns!