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Posted by Spike Driver on June 21, 2008, 9:15 pm
Your post is cute but, I believe Gates. I have worked in the computer
field since the old main frame days.
I really did enjoy the post.
Hugs & God bless,
Dennis & Gail
Bernadette wrote:
> 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 comment, General Motors issued a press release
> stating:
>
> If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving
> cars with the following characteristics (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 manoeuvre 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.
>
> (I love the next one!!!)
>
> 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.
>
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