Slightly reformatted, but this one's been around since Microsoft began and
probably earlier. Of course, the original probably had to do with a book and
a chicken, but we may have children here. :)
> 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
> the 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. Only one person at a time could use the car unless you bought "CarNT",
> but then you would have to buy more seats.
>
> 6. 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 only run on five
> percent of the roads.
>
> 7. The oil, water, temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be
> replaced by a single "General Protection Fault" warning light.
>
> 8. New seats would force everyone to have the same sized butt.
>
> 9. The airbag system would ask, "Are you sure?" before deploying.
>
> 10. 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.
>
> 11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of Rand
> McNally road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though they neither need nor
> want them. Attempting to delete this option would immediately cause the
> car's performance to diminish by 50% or more. Moreover, GM would become a
> target for investigation by the Justice Dept.
>
> 12. Every time GM introduced a new car, car buyers would have to learn to
> drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the
same
> manner as the old car.
>
> 13. You'd press the "Start" button to shut off the engine.
>
>
> Ben
>
>
>
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