OT ; bill gates & GM

[eculbert]

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 at spatafore.net> wrote:

> From: Jason <jasons at spatafore.net>
> Subject: Re: OT ; bill gates & GM
> To: nicepenguin at webcanine.com, "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at 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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