Windows vs Ford

[Loafer]

I have seen this before, it's still good humor.


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 (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 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.

I love the next one!!!

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!!!!

[ringadingh]

Its amazing that we tolerate such a product.

[AlabamaNomadRider]

Those are some good points.

[rolfe]

How very true

[bibendum]

Also, why I love Ford.