#183363 - 07/28/05 01:27 AM
anyone read this?
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I got this in an email from a friend of mine...I LMAO!...check it out
For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way > computers have enhanced our lives, read on. 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. > > 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!
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#183364 - 07/28/05 01:39 AM
Re: anyone read this?
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Oh my gosh, T-bat! My friends and I were looking for that the other day! You made my day now.
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#183365 - 07/28/05 10:15 AM
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LMAO!!!
Good one T-Bat!
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#183366 - 07/28/05 11:03 AM
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Awsome...
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#183367 - 07/28/05 01:56 PM
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at least GM didnt steal any ideas from someone else like Mr. gates did.
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