GM & Bill Gates
 

If this has been posted before don't read it :thefinger This is for people who haven't read it to enjoy. :thumbsup


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.

I'm glad GM stayed the same, now we'll be getting a new camaro :D

Ten years old. Really.

If cars were like computers GM would be suing P2P clients:upsidedow

I figured as much, but so what. There are millions of people out there and some haven't heard it so like I said in my original post, it's for the people who have not read it to enjoy! :disgust

it was new to me
thanks for posting that :)