I couldn't resist this.  73.
Harvey



> COMPUTERS
> Computers have enhanced our lives. 
> 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 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.
> 
> Please share this with your friends who love - but sometimes hate -
> their computer
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