mudanoman's Blog

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 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.

 

I love the next one!!!

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, a nice dinner at Crown Plaza =)  Plates: Salmon sandwich with fruit salad, Seared Ahi Tuna Salad, and some good old rotisserie chicken.  The chicken was a tad dry but the salom was quite tasty.  Its okay for the prce ($12-15 range).