Why Microsoft shouldn't make cars

[Black Cluster]

At a recent computer expo, 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 the following: "If GM had developed technology like Microsoft,
we would 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 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 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.' Then you would have to buy
more seats.

6. Macintosh would make a car that's powered by the sun, more
reliable, five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would
only run on five percent of the roads.

7. The oil, water, temperature and alternator warning lights would be
replaced by a single 'general car fault' warning light.

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

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

10. 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.

11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of
Rand McNally road maps, 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 per cent or more.

12. Every time 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

very funny lol......))

[11001001]

Oh, my is this old.

Where have you been Black Cluster?

[Simo]

this is older than dirt itself

[KorpDeath]

You should get negged for how old that is. (but I won't be that cruel) That was pre-windows 95 stuff.

[Raccoon]

Come on guys, give him a break. It has only been a decade.

[The Texan]

this is old and i have heard it many many times lol but it is still good

[Black Cluster]

Come on! that is just humor .. not sensitive data or anything related to tech to get negged upon .... .... this is first time I read it, so I thought to share it .... and that's it ... Sinner?

thanks anyways ...

[white_pawn]

OLD OLD OLD!!!
I posted it and I got negged for it .