At a recent computer expo, Biill Gates reportedly compared the 
computer industry with the auto industry and stated: 

"If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry 
has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 
1000 miles to the gallon." 

In response to Biill's comments/Geneeral Motors issued a 
press release stating the following: "If GM had developed 
technology like Microsoft, we would 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 on the road, you 
would have to buy a new car.

3. Occasionally, your car would die on the freeway for no 
reason, and you would accept this, restart, and drive on.

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 'Car95' or 'CarNT.' Then you would have to buy
more seats.

6. Macintosh would make a car that's powered by the sun, 
more reliable, five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive,
but would only run on five percent of the roads.

7. The oil, water, temperature and alternator warning lights 
would be replaced by a single 'general car fault' warning light.

8. New seats would force everyone to have the same butt size.

9. The airbag system would say 'Are you sure?' before going off.

10. 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.

11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe 
set of Rand McNally road maps, even though they neither need 
them nor want them. Attempting to delete this option would 

immediately cause the car's performance to diminish by 50 per 
cent or more.

12. Every time GM introduced a new model, 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.

13. You'd press the 'Start' button to shut off the engine.