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Subject: If cars ran like computers (this is way too 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:
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>
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> 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!
>