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
$25.00 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
over 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.
