Every once in a while you get a good email from a friend. This is one that was sent to me today. Hope you enjoy it.
Windows vs.
Ford
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 Ford had kept up with technology like the computer industry
has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the
gallon."
In response to Bill's comments, Ford issued a
press release stating:
If Ford 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.
PS - I'd like to add that when all else fails,
you could call "customer service" in some foreign country and be instructed in
some foreign language how to fix your car yourself!
Please share this with your friends who love -
but sometimes hate - their computer!
