OT ; bill gates & GM

[betty]

Probably is not true anyway but couldn't resist sending this for some 
laughs.

Bill gates & autos

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 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.

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
PS - I'd like  to add that when all else fails, you could call 
'customer  service' in some foreign country and be instructed in some  
foreign language how to fix your car  yourself!

-- 
betty i.
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-- 
betty i.
www.webcanine.com
information for people 
who care for dogs.