General Motors and Microsoft

[Doc Diesel]

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 the 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:

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 over 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.


Kaya nagsasanay na ako ng mabuti sa Linux e. Hirap na... :D

Doc Diesel

[x101x]

nice one pre! hehehe thanks for sharing...

[wreckless]

funny.. :lol:

[IceColdBeer]

he he may point nga naman ang GM :lol: :lol: :lol:

[conzky]

source: Unknown



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 more
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.

[BlueBimmer]

hehehe bobo naman ni bill gates mali comparison nya. pero ung no. 10 mdyo mali ata, start/stop button isa lng on some cars

[theveed]

This is SUPER old, at least 5 years old already and Gates never mentioned GM, but he did mention the auto industry in general.

[Psylocke]

Imagine your car's ECU running WinDOS... what a nightmare

[jds]

Imagine your car's ECU running WinDOS... what a nightmare

M$ WinDOZE.

[pissword]

hahahha... ang kulit!!!

[karlbo]

may thread na ata nito dati

[oldblue]

in another point of view, gates may be referring to alternative sources of fuel for cars as compared to alternative sources of power for computers. nowadays, a single laptop battery can run a fast processor with wireless capabilities, dvd writer, an LCD display screen and all other electronics stuff. if this can be compared to 50 years ago, when the first computers were a size of a building.

[Radical!]

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 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.

I love the next one!!!

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.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Is this an actual GM response or did it come from another PC/Mac fanboi site?

[Radical!]

I don't know its authenticity, but with the way it sounds, I'm sure this was all written in jest.

[Jun aka Pekto]

I don't know its authenticity, but with the way it sounds, I'm sure this was all written in jest.

Ok. I was just asking because I thought I've seen it somewhere before. It might've been at Ars Technica or one of the Mac sites; MacNN or one of the other sites..... pretty well-thought out.

[roninblade]

medyo luma na yan.
nabasa ko na sa ibang site and
hindi sya connected to GM.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Old or not, it's still amusing. I liked No. 7 especially.

7. The airbag system would ask, "Are you sure?" before deploying.

[boybi]

It is a joke being circulated in emails since a few years ago.

[Radical!]

It is a joke being circulated in emails since a few years ago.

Yup, was a recipient of the email just recently...found it funny enough to be shared to tsikoteers...hope this wasn't posted before...or was it?