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| Feel like a good laugh? Read Bill Gates vs. GM | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 08:56 pm |
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tny795 3T WIS 
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ENJOY Gates vs. GM 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 manoeuvre 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.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 10:54 pm |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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I saw a different version of this awhile back. Very good thanks Toni I luv it. 
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29th, 2008 03:04 am |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS 
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Thank you for brightening up a very stressful work day. Last edited on Sat Mar 29th, 2008 03:05 am by Simon_Leung |
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29th, 2008 03:11 am |
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murphy j 3T WIS 
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BBWAAHAHAHAHA.......ROFL.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29th, 2008 10:49 am |
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KenC Admin 
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...Pretty sure that's the Win98 Version....and I do appreciate the humor, but I think it's exactly what Bill Gates was talking about...computers (and software) keep getting better and cheaper, while automobiles merely get redesigned for appearance and more costly to buy and operate...I will grant that Japanese quality standards and robotization has created an automobile that will last longer!
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