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:
- For no reason whatsoever,
your car would crash twice a day.
- Every time they repainted the lines in the
road, you would have to buy a new car.
- Occasionally your car would die on the
motorway for no reason. You would have to pull over to the side
of the road, close all of the windows, switch off the car, restart
it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason
you would simply accept this.
- 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.
- 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.
- The oil, water temperature, and alternator
warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car
Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light.
- The airbag system would ask "Are you
sure?" before deploying.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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