Journal: Why M$ Is So Strange... [stolen]

>EVERYONE WITH A COMPUTER WILL APPRECIATE THIS ONE. > > > > > > 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 the > > > 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, "If GM 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 painted new 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 over 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. Only one person at a time could use the car unless > > > you bought "CarNT," but then you would have to buy > > > more seats. > > > > > >6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the > > >sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as > > > easy to drive -- but it would only run on five percent > > > of the roads. > > > > > > 7. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning > > > lights would all be replaced by a single "general > > > protection fault" warning light. > > > > > >8. The airbag system would ask, "Are you sure?" before > > > deploying. > > > > > > 9. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, you 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 antenna. > > > > > > 10. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a > > > deluxe set of Rand McNally Road maps (now a GM > > > subsidiary), even though they neither need nor want > > > them. Attempting to delete this option would > > > immediately cause the car's performance to diminish by > > > 50 percent or more. Moreover, GM would become a target > > > > > >11. Every time GM introduced a new car, car buyers > > > would have to learn to drive all over again because > > > none of the controls would operate in the same manner > > > as the old car. > > > > > >12. You'd have to press the "start" button to turn the > > > engine off http://memphislan.com owns them all http://www.thinkgeek.com is so cooool i got lots of other links, but to lazy to type it all out. http://tekzoned.com is the funniest site on the net