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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