Gates vs. GM

[Falla39]

One of my brothers sent this to me in an e-mail this morning.
Some may have seen it but for those who haven't I post this:

Gates vs. GM

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.

I love the next one!!!

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!

[Cindy]

Originally Posted by Falla39

One of my brothers sent this to me in an e-mail this morning.
Some may have seen it but for those who haven't I post this:

Gates vs. GM

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.

I love the next one!!!

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!

That is hilarious and just about true.................