Vince P Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 The attachment was sent to me a short while age. I do not know if it true or not. I hope you enjoy it. Vince P 1994 SLS ================================================= 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: 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedog Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 LOL.....I've heard that one, but it always makes me laugh. Being a computer technician, "geek-jokes" always make me laugh though....LOL Crystal Red Tintcoat Exterior | Shale/Brownstone Interior | 32k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDWRIOR Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 The Bill Gates/GM story is real, but not exactly recent. I think that it occurred back in '98 or '99, maybe '00. As I recall that, the incident occurred in the era when the Internet/IT "new economy" seemed to be roaring, and "old economy" manufacturing companies, like GM, were considered "dinosaurs" -- easy targets by pundits promoting "e-bullsh*t.com" and the like. . . That was, until the "new economy" bubble burst, and so many "dot com" wannabes in Silicon Valley ended up in the unemployment line. After that, I guess the "old economy" didn't seem so worthless anymore. . . Anyway, re-reading this story, especially the GM response, reminded me of a joke I had read years before: Three automobile engineers were going to the Detroit auto show. They were: a mechanical engineer, an electrical engineer, and a software engineer. They hop into their car together, but the engine will not start. The mechanical engineer says, "It must be a mechanical problem. I'll get out and check under the hood to find out what's wrong and fix it." The electrical engineer says, "No, no. It must be an electrical problem. I'll get out and check under the hood to find out what's wrong and fix it." Then the software engineer says, "Wait. First, let's all get out of the car, then get back in again, and try starting it again." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedog Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 lol goodstuff Crystal Red Tintcoat Exterior | Shale/Brownstone Interior | 32k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob D Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 They hop into their car together, but the engine will not start. The mechanical engineer says, "It must be a mechanical problem. I'll get out and check under the hood to find out what's wrong and fix it." The electrical engineer says, "No, no. It must be an electrical problem. I'll get out and check under the hood to find out what's wrong and fix it." Then the software engineer says, "Wait. First, let's all get out of the car, then get back in again, and try starting it again." Precisely '93 STS.. opened, dropped, wide...fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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