thedog
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Gates vs. GM
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 the y 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
reinst al l 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.
\"thank you very little\"
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BDx13
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that shit never gets old
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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morgan
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classic
Support the arts, shoot a rapper.
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JawnDiablo
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i love this one
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Voodoobillyman
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I had never seen this one before, that shit is classic! Did GM really release a press statement like that or is it just some clever asshole posting on
the internet?
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BDx13
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clever asshole
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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clevohardcore
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that is funny
Each aspect of the soul has it's own part to play, but the ideal is harmonious agreement with reason and control.
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Voodoobillyman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BD
clever asshole |
still funny as all hell
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