Food for thought

Cars versus Computers

This is for all those who feel only the deepest affection and love, for the way Computers have enhanced our lives.

At a recent computer exposition, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated: If General Motors had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1000 miles to the gallon".

Responding to these comments, General Motors issued a press release stating .- "If General Motors 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 on 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 the windows, shut off the car, re-start it, and re-open the windows before you could continue. For some reason, you would simply accept this.

4 Occasionally, executing a manoeuvre such as a left turn would cause you car to shut down and refuse to start, 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 5% of the roads.

6, The oil, water temperature, and the alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "General Protection Fault' 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 General Motors introduced a new car, car buyers would have to learn 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.