Re: OT ; bill gates & GM

Back in my Honeywell daze, one of the 'biggie' electronic engineering magazines had the full version and was comparing autos to advances in electronics not just computers.

I think that is where this started. I think it was around 1980/2 magazine. I had a copy long lost now.

73

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--- On Sun, 2/22/09, Jason <jasons@spatafore.net> wrote:

> From: Jason <jasons@spatafore.net>
> Subject: Re: OT ; bill gates & GM
> To: nicepenguin@webcanine.com, "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 5:43 PM
> 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.
> >
> >
>
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