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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 669 days Last activity: 478 days |
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I doubt this is a true story, but it showed up in my mailbox and it was amusing, so it's story time!
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: 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 you 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 lift 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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01001000 Slow Ride Take It Easy Since: 01-10-05 Since last post: 6562 days Last activity: 5912 days |
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Rock on General Motors... rock on....
Hopefully Microsoft doesn't try to get behind the technology in the flying cars in the future. |
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NUCKLEARKNIGHT Marco Since: 12-17-04 From: Petaluma, California Since last post: 5946 days Last activity: 5540 days |
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hahaha thats pretty clever id have to say! but not all comps crash twice a day [though mine dose]. | |||
Draken Stone axe Since: 08-26-04 From: Wouldnt you like to know Since last post: 6310 days Last activity: 6294 days |
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but then agsin it also depends on the computer?car company the proscessor/ engine, the ram/ gas quality and amount whetther its HP or its just a Ford. | |||
Katana Dark Wizard \"She said tonight...come on come on collide...see what I fire feels like..I bet its just like heaven.\" Since: 08-15-04 From: Philadelphia, P.A. Since last post: 1590 days Last activity: 1407 days |
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I wouldn't over analyze this you guys. **giggles** Two adult industries had a hissy fit...a very comical one at that. Good one Rogue. |
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