Bill Gates vs. GM

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:30 pm

Not sure if anyone has posted this, seen this, or gotten this:

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:

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.

Not sure if this is a true email but it has some humor.

WRXWagon2112 · Post by **WRXWagon2112** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:00 pm

Sorry to say this Will but that's a WTLD (decade) thing ya got there.

No, it's not a true event and it's been circulating around the interwebs for many years now.

Funny, though.

--Alan

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:08 pm

WRXWagon2112 wrote:Sorry to say this Will but that's a WTLD (decade) thing ya got there.

No, it's not a true event and it's been circulating around the interwebs for many years now.

Funny, though.

--Alan

Okay, first time for me, though. Thanks.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:39 pm

i think that was on the internet entrance exam!

Post by **Sabre** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:47 pm

No worries, I hadn't seen it for awhile either

BTW, always check out Snopes.com

Bill Gates vs. GM

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:41 pm

www.snopes.com FTW

I've been reading their site for over 6 years now. used to work with an admin assistant that would send out the craziest chain emails to our entire section. I stumbled across Snopes searching for info on the "envelope with cockroach eggs" story...