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 the 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:"
> > > 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 over
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.
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > Please share this with your friends who love -
but sometimes hate their computer.
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