Tweet
Chris Hopkins just sent me this
Windows Versus Ford
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 Ford had kept up with technology like the computer industry has,
we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon."
In response to Bill's comments,
Ford
issued a press release stating:
If Ford 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.
PS - I'd like to add that when all else fails, you could call
"customer service" in some foreign country and be instructed in
some foreign language how to fix your car yourself!
Windows Versus Ford
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 Ford had kept up with technology like the computer industry has,
we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon."
In response to Bill's comments,
Ford
issued a press release stating:
If Ford 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.
PS - I'd like to add that when all else fails, you could call
"customer service" in some foreign country and be instructed in
some foreign language how to fix your car yourself!
Comment