Guest guest Posted September 12, 2003 Report Share Posted September 12, 2003 >Bill Gates vs GM >Bill Gates thundered at the COMDEX, "If GM had updated their technology like the computer industry, today we would be driving $25 cars that go 1000 miles to the gallon" > >GM issued a press release the next day: If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, >· your car will crash 3 times a day, right out of the blue; occasionally the car will die on you for no reason; you will need to pull over, close all windows, shut off the engine and restart it and...pray >· every time they paint new lines on the road, you will have to buy a new car >· sometimes, when you want to turn left, the car will shut down and refuse to restart; you will have to reinstall the engine >· Macintosh will make a reliable solar powered car that is 5 times faster and far easier to drive; but it would run only on 5% of the roads >· the airbag will ask you "are you sure?" before it deploys >· sometimes you will not be able to enter your car unless you simultaneously lift the door handle, turn the key, and grab the antenna >· GM will require all car buyers to buy a deluxe set of Road Maps from Rand McNally (now a GM subsidiary), even if they don't want them; any attempt to throw these maps out of the window will immediately reduce the speed of the car by 70% >· every time GM introduces a new car, you will have to learn to drive all over again; none of the controls will operate the same old way >· you will have to press the start button to turn the engine off >*************************************************************************** *************************************** ---------- ---- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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