Bill Gates vs General Motors

I got this in my e-mail, thought I'd share.

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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:

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.




[Edited on 18-8-2003 by ProudAmerican]

Oh well, I found it funny.

Readit. Readit.

He he, I read this a while back. Very funny. I love computers and hate cars, so I guess I'm on bills side.


It's funny, you just know you'd love bill gates' daughter, no matter how fat and ugly she may be.

Muy funny. Thats was a great laugh.



Nightwalker

Meh thats some funny stuff seen it before though...

Oh man this is funny... Though I like Windows and neither my computer with XP or 2000 Pro has crashed in months.

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[Edited on 21-8-2003 by SmileyMan34]

i got windows 98 I like it it is kewl Mom says we are getting XP is that better than windows 98 if it isnt then i don't want it i really want a mac like we have at my school

Verrrrrrry funny, but a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black.

LOL, check and mate for GM.

LOL that is sooo true

LOL! Thats pretty funny. Bill Gates is the last person who should be criticizing another company's products.

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.

That cracks me up LOL thats the funniest one there i think