 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
|
#1
Dec 11, 2006, 09:34 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for
the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on. At one 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 almost none of the controls would operate the same way as in the old car. 10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.
__________________
|
|
#2
Dec 11, 2006, 10:09 PM
|
||||
|
||||
__________________
I still dream and I still hope, therefore I can take what comes today. Jan is in Lothlorien reading 'neath a mallorn tree. My avatar and signature were created for my use only and may not be copied or used by anyone else. |
|
#3
Dec 11, 2006, 10:24 PM
|
||||
|
||||
__________________
 |
|
#4
Dec 11, 2006, 11:03 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
|
#5
Dec 12, 2006, 12:02 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Oooh... myyyyyyyy!
__________________
Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. |
|
#6
Dec 12, 2006, 12:03 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
ha ha ha ha ha ha
__________________
Live life passionately, love unconditionally. Hope for the best, laugh your heart out. Cry when you need to, learn from the past. And remember what is meant to be will find its way. |
|
#7
Dec 12, 2006, 12:06 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Sky,
Thanks for sharing. EJ 
|
|
#8
Dec 15, 2006, 08:11 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
meowwwwwwwwww, handbags at dawn people, lol
|
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| If I ran General Motors | General Social Chat | |||
| What is "General"? Is this "General Mental Health"? | Other Mental Health Discussion | |||
My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.
Linear Mode
