[Coco] FW: If you love (or hate) your computer (or car!!)

[farna at att.net]

This is probably something someone made up, but funny!  Of course if GM made cars like Tandy made the CoCo, they would start instantly and rarely have problems that weren't owner induced,  adequate for most people's needs, and reliable, but they'd still be arguing over what the 1999 models should look like tomorrow....


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> 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 GM had kept up with 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 the following
> press release: 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 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. Apple 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 war ning 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.