Product Launch
Product Launch
[Hairy and Ponytail are standing to the left of a wrapped object. Cueball is standing on the right.] Hairy: The press is here for the product launch! Hairy: Remember, people are wary of smart devices, so we want to strike a non-threatening tone.
[Pan over to just Cueball; Hairy and Ponytail are off of the left side of the panel.] Cueball: Hang on, did you say non -threatening? Hairy: Yes. Why- Cueball: Nothing. It's probably fine.
[Caption: Soon...] [Cueball is standing on a platform next to the previously seen wrapped object.] Cueball: They say technology can change the world, for good or for evil. Our new product will show how true that is. Cueball: We hear the plaintive cries of our customers. We want to give them what they deserve.
[Zoom in on Cueball, who has his hand up in a gesture.] Cueball: Now, let us expose our product to the atmosphere for the first time, surprising and delighting customers within a five-block radius. (Voice off-panel): I'm leaving. Cueball: No, don't worry! A staggering number of people will survive!

Three people are discussing the upcoming public announcement of their company's new product, apparently an electronic device shown on the pedestal between them. Hairy mentions that smart devices can make people uncomfortable. Common reasons include:
To allay these concerns, the device should be presented as non-threatening. Cueball asks to confirm the non , implying that this was not clear to him before. In fact, it even appears he thought he was being asked to put together a threatening presentation, but does not explain.
Later, Cueball presents the device on-stage, with statements that have been styled to sound positive but carry double meanings.  The subtlety of the changes in tone could make them harder to discuss for many.
In the title text, someone is saying that the actual reveal was uneventful. Cueball interrupts, implying that there is one last feature to demonstrate, at which point the first speaker assumes the worst (that the product's most threatening aspect was saved for last).
Besides the main joke of a product that is likely so unsafe as to be illegal, the comic could also be poking fun at the desire of tech companies to make their products sound important, which can undermine the message of benign safety.
This comic was released on the day of Apple's 2021 WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference) keynote, at which the company traditionally announces new features and products.  "One more thing" is a tagline famously associated with Steve Jobs' product announcements and something of an Apple tradition.
[Hairy and Ponytail are standing to the left of a wrapped object. Cueball is standing on the right.] Hairy: The press is here for the product launch! Hairy: Remember, people are wary of smart devices, so we want to strike a non-threatening tone.
[Pan over to just Cueball; Hairy and Ponytail are off of the left side of the panel.] Cueball: Hang on, did you say non -threatening? Hairy: Yes. Why- Cueball: Nothing. It's probably fine.
[Caption: Soon...] [Cueball is standing on a platform next to the previously seen wrapped object.] Cueball: They say technology can change the world, for good or for evil. Our new product will show how true that is. Cueball: We hear the plaintive cries of our customers. We want to give them what they deserve.
[Zoom in on Cueball, who has his hand up in a gesture.] Cueball: Now, let us expose our product to the atmosphere for the first time, surprising and delighting customers within a five-block radius. (Voice off-panel): I'm leaving. Cueball: No, don't worry! A staggering number of people will survive!
