Microsoft vs. GM

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Microsoft vs. GM

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 get 1000 miles to the gallon. "

Recently General Motors addressed this comment by responding, " Yes,

but would you want your car to crash twice a day? "

And . . .

1. Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would have to

buy a new car.

2. Occasionally, your car would die on the freeway for no reason, and

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

3. Occasionally, executing a maneuver would cause your car to fail,

and you would have to re-install the engine. For some strange reason,

you would accept this too.

4. You could only have one person in the car at a time, unless you

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

5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was

reliable, five times as fast, twice as easy to drive, but would only

run on five percent of the roads.

6. The Macintosh car owners would get expensive Microsoft upgrades to

their cars, which would make their cars run much slower.

7. The oil, gas 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.