Computers: This matches my experiences with Computers : Enjoy

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Subject: Computers

> 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 (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 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.

>

> Please share this with your friends who love - but

> sometimes hate - their computer!

>