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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 the 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.
computer industry with the auto industry and
stated, "If GM had kept up
with the 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.
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