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Drug Dealers                     Software Developers
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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.