>>
>>
>>> Microsoft 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:
>>>
>>> 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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