grygst76
11-12-2003, 03:04 PM
yes, it's old
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 over 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.
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 over 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.