The Department of Dysfunction

[Pyro]

HAHA! Brilliant!

Nobody would be able to claim this is a rehash of an older article

 

[Devo-sa]

Cr@p!

Gave up after a few sentences, what a load off CR@P

I weep for commentators that think they know what's potting, and then struggle with basic comprehension.

com⋅pre⋅hen⋅sion

*Edit: Brilliant article... sums it all up nicely, in the correct setting.

 

[Gatecrasher]

It is worth persevering with the article. It puts the whole shambolic mess into perspective.

 

[ike]

i actually quite enjoyed it. very good analogy...

 

[Tegnik]

Sounds like something Jeremy Clarkson would have said. Brilliant.

 

[buriedUnderGround]

...what's apples, precious?

Great article... let's hope we all get our apples

 

[MidnightWizard]

Red Flags

This is one of the most brilliant articles i've ever read!! If anyone has been following the ICT sector at all everythin would make sense quite easily..
Some guidelines to disect the article.
Donkeys = I think is telkom Undersea cables (SAT-3, SEACOM, EASSy, etc.)
man it just goes on you guys can figure out the rest
LMAO Brilliant just brilliant!!

There is another little story to watch here.

Speaking to some SABC techs

EASSy is ESSENTIAL for 2010

NOW -- I do not see movement on this cable

IS it a LITMUS test for 2010 ?????

ie NO EASSy = NO 2010

WATCH this one closely


MW

 

[sjm]

This is one of the most brilliant articles i've ever read!! If anyone has been following the ICT sector at all everythin would make sense quite easily..
Some guidelines to disect the article.

Apple companies = ISPs/Operators
Blue apples = Vodacom
Donkey Company = I think is telkom
Yellow apples = MTN
Red apples = Cell C
Baskets = Infrastructure/Local Fiber links
Orange basket = Neotel Infrastructure
man it just goes on you guys can figure out the rest
LMAO Brilliant just brilliant!!

Blue = Telkom
Green Apples = Vodacom
Donkeys = Eskom

Kinda gave up halfway as well. Enjoyable but ended up too long and convoluted.

 

[charlie_82]

I gave up after 2 paragraphs... please write regular articles

 

[ic]

COJATU == COSATU.

The king of the council is clearly the incompetent narcoleptic, Paris Mashile.

When will Paris be given the boot by the supreme ruler of the empire [Zuma]?

Blue = Telkom
Green Apples = Vodacom

It was the blue apple company that makes green apples, ergo Vodacom.

 

[Equinox]

*chuckle*

 

[dabbler]

basket case, methinks

 

[BobJones]

What a waste of data

The sub editors at Monyweb need a bullet thru the brain for letting that one thru. And Hilton had better get off the drugs if he want to be taken seriously as a journo.
To think this drivel will survive in the archives for years!

 

[bekdik]

Very clever and amusing article.

I'm surprised at how many people just didn't understand.

 

[Goedgedacht]

Brilliant! Had a good laugh.

 

[Lycanthrope]

I think that it's a very well thought-out article and very well put. Admittedly though, annoying to read after a while since I can't help wanting the beating-around-the-bush to stop and names to be mentioned

 

[who.is.michael]

makes me proud of being a S.African - not that pride is a good thing, lol...

 

[Tns]

nice one. now if only i had more apples.....

 

[eagle_za]

Brilliant!! Sums up the whole telecomms industry nicely.

Those who dont like it, why waste everyone else's time by posting your complaints? Stop moaning FFS.

 

[vodacom3g]

Sometimes writing a farce is needed to put things into perspective. Kinda expected a picture of a shoe-less, sleeping king to pop up somewhere.

Interesting that forumites are split into 'brilliant' and 'I did not bother to read more than a few sentences' camps. Ties in nicely wit my previous post on people who don't bother to read the news articles but then have no hesitation to comment on them.