I got this in an email today from a friend. Pretty funny stuff.
>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 (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 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!
