wesaynothin Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Got this as an e-mail, thought it was funny: 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 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: 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 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. Whaddya think about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darmoth Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Hah hah, that still makes me laugh, that joke has been around a while though. Still funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acoran Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 hey, didn't I give you that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesaynothin Posted November 7, 2003 Author Share Posted November 7, 2003 ... Erm.... shuddup..... >_< *runs away from Acoran* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switch Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 ROFL!! That's just too funny :D thanks for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveme4whoiam Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Sheer genius :lol: Never seen it before, but i really want to meet the guy at General Motors who wrote that, and give the guy the Medal of Insult for a truely great abuse of a public figurehead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Of The Cheese Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 :lol: lol, that just make you think, why is microsoft at the top? with such a frustrating system...i dont get it...why do i have windows...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switch Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Because it's the only choice for us lamers who know nothing about our box. Plain and simple. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zmid Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 :lol: lol, that just make you think, why is microsoft at the top? with such a frustrating system...i dont get it...why do i have windows......Because for most numpties who buy computers or operating systems, either: a) Windows is already on the PC they buy, or; b) As far as they are aware, the only operating system on the market is Windows. (Which is untrue, but they don't know that.) Nice joke, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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