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  • Loryn
    Super Connector
    • Jul 2003
    • 12853

    #1

    GM & Bill Gates

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


    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.
    ~ loryn@loryntaylor . com ~




    RIP TD
  • mechanicvirus
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2005
    • 4137

    #2
    I'm glad GM stayed the same, now we'll be getting a new camaro :D
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    • DaddyHalbucks
      A freakin' legend!
      • Feb 2004
      • 18975

      #3
      Ten years old. Really.
      Boner Money

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      • mardigras
        Bon temps!
        • Feb 2003
        • 14194

        #4
        If cars were like computers GM would be suing P2P clients
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        • Loryn
          Super Connector
          • Jul 2003
          • 12853

          #5
          Originally posted by DaddyHalbucks
          Ten years old. Really.
          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!
          ~ loryn@loryntaylor . com ~




          RIP TD

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          • AmateurFlix
            Confirmed User
            • Jul 2004
            • 7762

            #6
            it was new to me
            thanks for posting that

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