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:
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.
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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I had a good chuckle thanks to this!
Keep well…
B.t.w – See you on the 29th at Ostendo?
HA! Nice digs here, danette. I’m a new subscriber.
This, of course is an old tale. But, it’s as good today as it ever was.
Hey Beth! Thank you
Welcome to the new place
Funny, true, and for a $25 car that got 1000 mpg I’d endure all that and more!
Who’s Bill Gates?
General motors closed down years ago surely?
Most multinational, multi billion dollar mega-corporations are evil. But by comparison, GM is much more evil than Microsoft
If Microsoft were to treat the environment like GM does…
This really isn’t accurate at all. It is plain ignorant. If you don’t understand why then maybe you SHOULD buy a Mac.
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