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

[Thomas King]

>     /*/_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.


http://www.snopes.com/humor/jokes/autos.asp

I just had to be sure whether it was a joke or not.