Another one making the rounds on the net:
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly
compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated:
'If General Motors 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 General Motors 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.
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly
compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated:
'If General Motors 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 General Motors 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.
