Comparing drug dealers with software developers

 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 Asian            Have important Asian
 connections.                    connections.


 Strange jargon:                 Strange jargon:
        "Stick"                        "SCSI"
        "Rock"                         "RTFM"
        "Wrap"                         "Packet"
        "E"                            "C"
        "Stash"                        "Cache"
        "Drive-by"                     "CTRL ALT DEL"
        "Hit (LSD)"                    "Hit (WWW)"
        "Source"                       "Source-code"
        "The Pigs"                     "Microsoft"


 Realise that there's tons       Realise that there's tons
 of cash in the 14- to           of cash in the 14- to
 25-year-old market.             25-year-old market.


 Clients really like your        Clients really like your
 stuff when it works.            stuff when it works.
 When it doesn't work            When it doesn't work
 they want to kill you.          they want to kill you.


 Job is assisted by the          Job is assisted by the
 industry's producing            industry's producing
 newer, more potent              newer, more potent
 product.                        product.


 Often seen in the company       Often seen in the company of
 of pimps, hustlers and          marketing people, venture
 low-lifes.                      capitalists and fund managers.


 When things go wrong, a         When things go wrong, a
 "fix" is just a phone call      "fix" is just a phone call
 away, but may be expensive.     away, but may be expensive.


 A lot of people are getting     A lot of people are getting
 rich while still teenagers.     rich while still teenagers.


 Product causes unhealthy        DOOM, Quake, SimCity,
 addictions.                     Duke Nukem 3D...


 Do your job well and            Damn!  DAMN!!!
 you can sleep with
 sexy movie stars who
 depend on you.