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.

 

Real funny stuff Mick.

 

I had a hard time readding the whole thing lol
but the wife is a computer geek also so it was real funny to us LOL

 

LOL, yeap as my laughter over lapped from line to line, I found it hard to continue reading without stopping and taking a breath.

 

gotta love microsoft. [:'(]



oh, btw... Im on a mac.

 

They anounced today that they are not going to discontinue XP for a while for slower machines.

I guess Vista doesn't work very well on weaker machines.

 

That was great, I love it.

 

Thats really funny, I'll have to post this on our IT board at work.

 

I've seen that before, but still funny stuff.

Hey Mickey, nice new sig. But there seems to be three things missing from your old one. LOL.

 

Wow, that has to be one of the funniest things I've read in a long time, granted I do sport the Mac and I've never wanted to switch back.

They're all so good, it's hard for me to pick a favorite, but number two might be it.