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I remember back in the old days there was a whole stack of this sort of joke. It started with

"How many electrical engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?"

"We'll fix the problem in software!"

"How many software engineers does it take to change..."

All the way through to

"How many Microsoft executives does it take to change a lightbulb?"

"Darkness. The new standard from Microsoft!"

Bonus points for those who could work in a reference to Joseph Lucas, founder of Lucas Electric, aka The Prince of Darkness....

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Apple was at its nadir at that point so the "How doea an apple engineer change the lightbulb" was "He sticks the bulb in the socket and waits for the world to revolve around him"

"Darkness. The new standard from Microsoft!"

Thanks, you owe me a new keyboard... and incidentally, a new cup of tea :D

JFYI (next time):

https://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/s/spilling_drink_on_c...

And - for the record - with darkness Barney may start playing peekaboo on his own:

http://web.archive.org/web/20030220095843/http://support.mic...

"Darkness. The new standard from Microsoft!"

TBH, this line is more likely to said by Apple these days.

There will be significant difference in marketing and pricing.

Hello, and welcome back. I am really excited for today and the news we have to share with you. I present to you the incredibly capable and affordable iDarkness.

iDarkness - the most magical way to live and be environmentally friendly at the same time. Starting at only $999. Lightbulb not included.

iDarkness Air Max - live free from light with a maximum air around you. True liberating way to live without any fear. Just breathe and smile. Only $3599. Lightbulb not included.

iDarkness Air Max Pro. Be a professional at any time and place. Don't think at all. Just scream. Siri will think for you and automatically subscribe to all iServices. iDarkness Air Max Pro is the future of personal Darkness reimagined. Starting from $9999. Telemetry included free of charge.

Let me take you back to the 1970s. Like Gates, some 20 years later, Lucas decided to diversify his product line. And he got to work on making vacuum cleaners. Unfortunately, it was the only product he ever sold that didn't suck.

Customer: My lightbulb isn't working!

Software engineer: That's odd, our reference lightbulb is working perfectly.

How many hardware guys does it take to change a light bulb? "Well the diagnostics say it's fine buddy, so it's a software problem."

You may laugh, but as a teenager I rode around on a 1965 Bonneville.

He wasn't called the Prince of Darkness for nothing.

"The dark side of the lightbulb is a pathway to many abilities that some consider unnatural."

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