Don't know if this is true or not but here it goes:
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
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.
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
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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