GM Versus Microsoft

[Vortec5.3]

GM Versus Microsoft

 

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 twenty-five dollar cars

that got 1000 miles to the gallon." In response to Bill's

comments, General Motors issued a press release

stating(by Mr Welch himself):  If GM had developed

technology like Microsoft, we would all be drivingcars with

the following characteristics:

 

1. For no reason whatsoever your car would crash twice a

day.

 

2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would

have to buy a new car.

 

3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no

reason, and you would just accept this, restart and drive on.

 

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. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you

bought"Car95" or "CarNT." But then you would have to buy

more seats.

 

6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the

sun, reliable, five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive,

but would only run on five per cent of the roads.

 

7. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights

would be replaced by a single "general car default" warning

light.

 

8. New seats would force everyone to have the same size

butt.

 

9. The airbag system would say "Are you sure?" before going

off.

 

10. Occasionally, and 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

grab hold of the radio antenna.

 

11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a

deluxe set of Rand McNally road maps (now a GM

subsidiary), even though they neither need them nor want

them. Attempting to delete this option would immediately

cause the car's performance to diminish by 50% or more.

Moreover, GM would become a target for investigation by the

Justice Department.

 

12. Everytime GM introduced a new model 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.

 

13. You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine.

[bassdog]

That is SO true