• Windows vs, Ford

    From Barry Martin@454:1/1 to All on Sun Nov 18 19:14:00 2018

    Oldie but good sent by a friend:



    Subject: Windows vs. Ford


    My personal favorite is #8! A variant on gymnastics!

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    Windows vs. Ford

    For all those folks 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 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 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, 5x as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on
    only 5% 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.

    p.s. 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! [And they charge a fee for
    the "service"!]

    Share this with your friends who love - but sometimes hate - their
    computer!



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