GM burns Bill Gates (damn it stings)

[2K05GT]

Originally Posted by Dark Knight

Damn this is good!

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 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.

Please share this with your friends who love - but sometimes hate - their computer

As funny as this letter is, it's not true.. It's an Urban Myth.
http://www.snopes.com/humor/jokes/autos.asp

My Trans Am used to do 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.

[stovt001]

And older than Shelby too.

[BrokenTrans]

haha nice, even if it's a legend it's still good for a laugh.

[Jeff]

rofl that was good.

[stovt001]

I wrote this on the bluetooth thread, and it fits here too:

If Apple has anything to do with the Camaro, it would end up costing $200,000, would be slower than a Geo Metro, would only run on 10% of the roads, would be locked from getting any aftermarket upgrades, and we would all be sued for talking about it before it is released, yet we would still buy it because the cult leader told us to, after we drank our kool-aid.

[DGthe3]

Of course its all a joke, but thats not the point

The point is, its awesome!

[headpunter]

that quote is old, like 5 years ago old

[Justin]

Originally Posted by stovt001

I wrote this on the bluetooth thread, and it fits here too:

If Apple has anything to do with the Camaro, it would end up costing $200,000, would be slower than a Geo Metro, would only run on 10% of the roads, would be locked from getting any aftermarket upgrades, and we would all be sued for talking about it before it is released, yet we would still buy it because the cult leader told us to, after we drank our kool-aid.

Whereas if Microsoft had anything to do with it, it'd crash constantly, every upgrade would cost an arm and a leg, it'd run horribly on 90% of the roads, and we'd all be disappointed when none of the features that were discussed actually showed up.

(And the aftermarket upgrades thing is null and void with Apple releasing the SDK for the iPhone/touch in Feb.)

:-P <3

Either way, I doubt either company will have anything to do with my Camaro.

[Jay]

Funny stuff, lol.

[stovt001]

Originally Posted by Justin

Whereas if Microsoft had anything to do with it, it'd crash constantly, every upgrade would cost an arm and a leg, it'd run horribly on 90% of the roads, and we'd all be disappointed when none of the features that were discussed actually showed up.

(And the aftermarket upgrades thing is null and void with Apple releasing the SDK for the iPhone/touch in Feb.)

:-P <3

Either way, I doubt either company will have anything to do with my Camaro.

I've used PCs all my life and never had a single problem with them until this summer, when the heat caused by a poorly insulated and weakly AC'd apartment pretty much killed my laptop. On the other hand, my ipod hasn't worked right from day 1 but Apple wouldn't fix it (while it was still in its original warranty period) unless I paid them for an extended warranty. Its a total scam. And all my friends use Apples, and they die all the time. I prefer functionality and reliability to styling and kool-aid any day.