brother chris
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Microsoft vs. GM <br /><br /><br />For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for <br />the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on. At a recent <br />computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the <br />computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had <br />kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would <br />all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon". <br /><br />In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press <br />release stating: If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we <br />would all be driving cars with the following characteristics (and I just <br />love this part): <br /><br />1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day. <br /><br />2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to <br />buy a new car. <br /><br />3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You <br />would have to pull over to the side of the road, close all of the windows, <br />shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could <br />continue......For some reason you would simply accept this. <br /><br />4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause <br />your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would <br />have to reinstall the engine. <br /><br />5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was <br />reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run <br />on only five percent of the roads. <br /><br />6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all <br />be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" <br />warning light. <br /><br />7. The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying. <br /><br />8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock <br />you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the <br />door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna. <br /><br />9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have <br />to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls <br />would operate in the same manner as the old car. <br /> <br />10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.
