OT ; bill gates & GM

[Tameek Henderson]

#3 is my fav.  :-D



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-----Original Message-----
From: Jason <jasons at spatafore.net>

Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:43:53 
To: <nicepenguin at webcanine.com>; Main PLUG discussion list<plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
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.
> 
> 

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