This first came out two or three years ago, maybe even longer than that! Thursday, August 26, 20043:08 PMMike Watkinswatk5926 at bellsouth.net
>All, >This is too good to not pass on... and I believe it is suitable for our >list. I got it from a cousin today. Ignore the crack about Macintosh... >at least the last part of the line. >Mike > >Begin forwarded message: > >> "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: >> >> ? For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day. >> ? Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to >> buy a new car. >> ? 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. >> ? 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. >> ? 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. >> ? The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all >> be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" >> Warning light. >> ? The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying. >> ? 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. >> ? 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. >> ? You'd have to press the "Start" button to stop the car. " >> >All, >This is too good to not pass on... and I believe it is suitable for our >list. I got it from a cousin today. Ignore the crack about Macintosh... >at least the last part of the line. >Mike > >Begin forwarded message: > >"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: > >? For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day. >? Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy >a new car. >? 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. >? 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. >? 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. >? The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be >replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" >Warning light. >? The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying. >? 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. >? 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. >? You'd have to press the "Start" button to stop the car. " > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
