At a recent COMDEX computer expo, 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:
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 over 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 "General Protection
Fault" 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 GM introduced a new car, car buyers
would have to learn 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.
