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At a recent computer expo, 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, GM issued a press release stating: "If GM
had developed technology like Microsoft, we would
all be driving cars with the following
characteristics:
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For no reasons whatsoever, your car would crash twice a
day.
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Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would
have to buy a new car.
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Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no
reason. You would have to pull over to
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!
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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.
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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.
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The oil, water temperature, and
alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This car
has performed an illegal operation" warning light.
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The airbag system would ask "Are
you sure?" before deploying.
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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 key and grabbed hold of
the radio antenna.
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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.
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You'd have to press the
"Start" button to turn the engine off.
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