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#183363 - 07/28/05 01:27 AM anyone read this?
ThunderBat Offline
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Registered: 03/11/04
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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?
Arcxnus Offline
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Registered: 04/05/05
Posts: 1921
Loc: Texas
Oh my gosh, T-bat! My friends and I were looking for that the other day! You made my day now. laugh
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#183365 - 07/28/05 10:15 AM Re: anyone read this?
framos242 Offline
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Registered: 07/15/04
Posts: 3141
Loc: Chicago, IL
LMAO!!!

Good one T-Bat!
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#183366 - 07/28/05 11:03 AM Re: anyone read this?
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Loc: Austin, TX
Awsome...
laugh
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#183367 - 07/28/05 01:56 PM Re: anyone read this?
wishitwasaGTP Offline
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Registered: 07/26/04
Posts: 162
Loc: Long Beach,MS
at least GM didnt steal any ideas from someone else like Mr. gates did.
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