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    1. #1
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      Bill Gates said what?

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      At a recent computer exposition (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the
      computer industry with the auto industry and stated:

      "If General Motors 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, GM issued a press release stating:

      "If General Motors 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 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. 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 "General Protection Fault" 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 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.

      10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.

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      I love it,damn good And true

    3. #3
      ya this one is an old classic used at defcon in vegas last year I think lol =)

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      hehe - i enjoyed that one


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