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 (and 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 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.



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