Good morning everyone!
My daughter just sent this one to me, and I consider it somewhat
appropriate to maybe other similar comparisons that could obviously be
made in the political arena. Such similar comparisons might be: 'if'
the Libertarian Party had kept up with political reality, as the
Democrats and Republicans have obvious done, we might find ourselves
in control of both the Legislative and Executive branches of the US
government.
Anyway, the follow is an interesting and entertaining read that might
conceivably find a way in other social and political arenas with a
little tweaking of the subject matter.
Kindest regards,
Frank
QUOTE:
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 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.
Please share this with your friends who love - but
sometimes hate - their computer!
UNQUOTE.
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