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| [GMCnet] non GMC but auto/computer related fun [message #157172] |
Wed, 18 January 2012 11:15  |
Gary Worobec
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For those of us who have mixed feelings whether computers have enhanced our lives or not - 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:
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.
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!!!!
Thanks
Gary and Joanne Worobec
1973 GMC Glacier
Anza, CA
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| Re: [GMCnet] non GMC but auto/computer related fun [message #157208 is a reply to message #157172] |
Wed, 18 January 2012 14:47  |
Greg and April
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While it is funny, it never actually happened -
http://www.snopes.com/humor/jokes/autos.asp
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Greg H.
I don't just march to the beat of my own drum - I have an entire brass band
to keep me company.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Worobec" <gtw5@earthlink.net>
To: <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:15
Subject: [GMCnet] non GMC but auto/computer related fun
> For those of us who have mixed feelings whether computers have enhanced
> our lives or not - 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:
>
> 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.
>
> 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!!!!
>
> Thanks
>
> Gary and Joanne Worobec
> 1973 GMC Glacier
> Anza, CA
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| Re: [GMCnet] non GMC but auto/computer related fun [message #157263 is a reply to message #157172] |
Thu, 19 January 2012 08:25 |
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mike miller
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| Gary Worobec wrote on Wed, 18 January 2012 09:15 |
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At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and...
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I know the joke was old and not true... but...
If you actually compare the pace of innovation of early years of the automobile to the early years of the computer, you'll find that they "innovated pretty good" back then. They also seemed to have very similar problems. (Like standardizing the controls and it used to be fairly common practice to buy a new car every couple of years.)
Comparing a new industry with an established one isn't a good comparison.
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
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