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 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.
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