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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
> #3232 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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> Microsoft vs. GM
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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 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 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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