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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: gwa on 26 January 2009, 16:53:33
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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 (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 manoeuvre 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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old but amusing ;D
this gag dates back to Win3.1 and Win95 days, so was very true!
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Not seen that before!
Tis fantastic! :y ;D :D
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i thought the thread was gonna be about cambelt kits!
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i thought the thread was gonna be about cambelt kits!
LOL Me too!
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thought this was about timing belts... ;D
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i thought the thread was gonna be about cambelt kits!
LOL Me too!
And me....was already to chip in that that gates make the GM kits ;D ;D :D :D
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as Gates himself was on bbc2 the money programme as i read the title, i did not make the cam belt connection ( ;D ) but was expecting Bill to have launched his billions into an eco friendly save the planet mega hourse power omega beater with a sustainable fuel source...if only, less the bugs of course...
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thought this was about timing belts... ;D
Ditto!
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thought this was about timing belts... ;D
Ditto!
Me too!!!
Paul :y