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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
    >$25.00 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 manoeuvre 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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