WolfTiS Posted January 7, 2013 Member ID: 1130 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 28 Topic Count: 216 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2267 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 586 Achievement Points: 17291 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 12, 2021 Birthday: 04/02/1948 Share Posted January 7, 2013 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 : 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! tsw 8.5, Blackbart, JohnnyDos and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
tsw 8.5 Posted January 7, 2013 Member ID: 906 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 144 Topic Count: 518 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 17137 Content Per Day: 3.25 Reputation: 42152 Achievement Points: 148993 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 680 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 11/30/1960 Device: Windows Share Posted January 7, 2013 right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
7Toes Posted January 7, 2013 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 57 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.70 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27249 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Share Posted January 7, 2013 lmao so true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
snaFU73 Posted January 7, 2013 Member ID: 85 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 14 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 514 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 139 Achievement Points: 3113 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 3 Birthday: 01/30/1973 Device: Macintosh Share Posted January 7, 2013 Yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
baldie Posted January 7, 2013 Member ID: 607 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 75 Topic Count: 244 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 3347 Content Per Day: 0.63 Reputation: 2645 Achievement Points: 33854 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 10/21/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 12 hours ago Birthday: 09/16/1966 Device: Windows Share Posted January 7, 2013 Rolf so bloody true....But it does make me think why do we put our selves through this everyday lol.. Also though if cars worked like computers it would save us a fortune on repair bills and service charges we could fix them easily and cheaply..and when wo longer liked how they looked just change the case and add a few sparkly lights lol WolfTiS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WolfTiS Posted January 7, 2013 Member ID: 1130 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 28 Topic Count: 216 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2267 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 586 Achievement Points: 17291 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 12, 2021 Birthday: 04/02/1948 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 I thought PingLo would jump in here on this one. Perfect chance to talk up his Mac... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Tiger! Posted January 7, 2013 Member ID: 1066 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 19 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 142 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 115 Achievement Points: 1340 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/30/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 15 Birthday: 01/25/1978 Device: Windows Share Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) His mac is out for an Oil change and can't drive on these roads yet,,, Edited January 7, 2013 by Tiger! baldie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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