How many managers does it take to change a light bulb?
1) "I want a detailed memo about this issue till tomorrow's morning." 2) "You were supposed to have changed that light bulb last week!" 3) "We haven't got a policy on that". 4) "I am on my way to a very important meeting, so we'll discuss it some other time." 5) Three. Two to find out if it needs changing, and one to tell an employee to change it.
How many Microsoft executives does it take to change a light bulb?
1) 1001. One to install the new bulb, plus one thousand lawyers to assert intellectual property rights over every light bulb ever invented. 2) Microsoft doesn't change light bulbs. It declares Darkness (TM) the new standard.