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Message   Sean Dennis    All   IBM vs. Microsoft   July 17, 2021
 3:53 PM *  

I found this online and I think y'all will find this funny too.

===
Three Microsoft software engineers and three IBM software engineers are 
traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three IBM 
software engineers each buy tickets and watch as the three Microsoft 
software engineers buy only a single ticket.

"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?' asks one of 
the IBM programmers.

"Watch and you'll see," answers the Microsoft programmer.

They all board the train. The IBM software engineers take their 
respective seats but all three Microsoft software engineers cram into a 
restroom and close the door behind them.

Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around 
collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "ticket, 
please." The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a 
ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on.

The IBM software engineers witness all this and agreed it was quite a 
clever idea. So after the conference, the IBMers decide to copy the 
Microsofties on the return trip and save some money.

When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return 
trip. To their astonishment, the Microsoft programmers don't buy a 
ticket at all.

"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" asks one of the 
perplexed IBM employees.

"Watch and you'll see," answers one of the Microsoft programmers.

When they board the train the three IBM programmers cram into the first 
restroom they can. The three Microsoft programmers pile into another one 
nearby. Shortly thereafter, the train leaves the station.

After a brief interval, one of the Microsoft software engineers leaves 
his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the IBM programmers 
are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please..."
===

-- Sean


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