At a
recent
computer expo
(COMDEX), Bill
Gates
reportedly
compared the
computer
industry with
the auto
industry and
stated,
'If Ford had
kept up with
technology
like the
computer
industry has,
we would all
be driving $25
cars that got
1,000 miles to
the gallon.'
In response to
Bill's
comments, Ford
issued a press
release
stating:
If Ford 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.
PS - I 'd like
to add that
when all else
fails, you
could call
'customer
service' in
some foreign
country and be
instructed in
some foreign
language how
to fix your
car
yourself!!!!
Please share
this with your
friends who
love - but
sometimes hate
- their
computer!