GM REPLY TO BILL GATES
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,
esp
7th point and 10'th point):
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. Apple 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
l ifted 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.
"
