computers v.s. cars

Started by antics

antics

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):

  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 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.

  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

crazz

I liked this one antics! My brother teaches for GM and is always complaining about his computer, will send this one to him!!

Lord_Comedy

Teaches for GM?? what does he teach??
how to drive?? there are alot of people in regina who need teachers.. .. how to signal.. how to change into the turning lane b4 turning.. :) stuff to make it easier for others to know what they are doing.. and more curtious..

crazz

He teaches the mechanics from the GM dealers any new stuff. Like when a new car 2004 comes out, he teaches them how to fix them?? Short courses for the GM mechanics. And yes, when I go into Regina, those drivers scare me, and Edmonton, they drive so fast and no one there has signal lights that work (or so it seems)!!

Lord_Comedy

Author: Pooga
Subject: re: computers v.s. cars
curtious

curious or courteous or cautious???

:-)

:) you mean you don't know.. read the sentence again!!
If that doesn't help
remember Hukt on fonics wurkt fer me!

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