Funny, NAC but Car content!

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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
> the technology computer industry has, we would the 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:
>
> 1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.
>
> 2. Every time they repainted the lines on 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.
>
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