Sunday, March 18, 2007

I Enjoyed This...Hopefully You Will, Too

>>
>> Gates vs. GM
>>
>> For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way
>> computers have enhanced our lives, read on. At a recent computer expo
>> (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the
>> Auto industry and stated,
>>
>> "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we
>> would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.
>> "In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release
>> stating: If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be
>> driving cars with the following characteristics (and I just love this
>> part):
>>
>> 1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash........Twice a day.
>>
>> 2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to
>> buy a new car.
>>
>> 3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You
>> would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows,
>> shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could
>> continue.
>> For some reason you would simply accept this.
>>
>> 4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause
>> your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would
>> have to reinstall the engine.
>>
>> 5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable,
>> five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only
>> five percent of the roads.
>>
>> 6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all
>> be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation"
>> warning light.
>>
>> I love the next one!!!
>>
>> 7. The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying.
>>
>> 8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out
>> and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door
>> handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.
>>
>> 9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn
>> how To drive all over again because none of the controls would operate
>> in the same manner as the old car.
>>
>> 10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.
>>
>>
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

All true..all sadly true. :) I've seen that email in various iterations ever since Windows 3.1 (shudder), and amazingly enough, things haven't changed much.