Gates vs. GM

tecmo04
tecmo04 Posts: 421
edited June 2008 in The Clubhouse
For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way
computers have enhanced our lives, read on. :D:eek::D:eek:


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.
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Comments

  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited June 2008
    Funny stuff, but years old...
  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2008
    That's really funny, and both sides of the argument are true. I like the repaint the lines on the road part...
  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited June 2008
    Old but still funny :)

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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited June 2008
    Wait someone who joined in 2001 and only has 387 post.....


    I take that back maybe he got it years ago, but just getting around now to post it. ;)

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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited June 2008
    11. Changing stations on the media player could result in having to uninstall then reinstall the driver.

    12. Every so often, and for no discernible reason, the Windshield turns blue and tells you that there is an fatal error. . . . . . . somewhere.
    -Ignorance is strength -
  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited June 2008
    13. You'll be driving down the road and **** would pop up on your windshield at every mile marker.
  • Phasearray
    Phasearray Posts: 437
    edited June 2008
    Welcome to last decade
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited June 2008
    ive just been taking my time over the last 7 years. dont want to raise the post count too high!
  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited June 2008
    tecmo04 wrote: »
    ive just been taking my time over the last 7 years. dont want to raise the post count too high!


    But at the rate you're heating up the "Pot" the Pea Soup would go bad before it heated up ;)

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    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR