Linked by Richard Keiichi Yamauchi, Jr. on Mon 27th Jan 2003 17:58 UTC
Some of you might be thinking, why? Well, I think it's about time. MCSE's, VB Programmers, and techies have been using Windows for years, and I think it's about time Windows moves to the desktop for ordinary people.
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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
>>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 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 "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