[SATLUG] [Fwd: Fw: Gates vs GM]

[David Kowis]

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Nathan Oxhandler wrote:
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>    /*/_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:
> 
>    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.
> 
> 


Funny, but:
http://www.snopes.com/humor/jokes/autos.asp

Just so you don't believe this really happened or anything ;)

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David Kowis

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