Dear WAMUG,
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 (and I just
love this
part, esp 7th point):
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!
