Sorry guys....I just had to share this.... ;o)
Dave.


Subject: Fw: Cars V Computers

> > 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 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 lift 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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