#3 is my fav. :-D Tameek Henderson 646.427.3205 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/116/522 Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: Jason Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:43:53 To: ; Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: OT ; bill gates & GM Urban legend. http://www.snopes.com/humor/jokes/autos.asp Funny, nonetheless. :) On Sun, 2009-02-22 at 15:52 -0700, betty wrote: > 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. > www.webcanine.com > information for people who care for dogs. > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss