>> 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 twenty-five >> dollar cars that got 1000 mi/gal." >> >> Recently General Motors addressed this comment by releasing >> their own statement. But before we get to the one they >> released to the public, here are the top 10 they rejected: >> >> >> 1. Every time they repainted the lines on the road you >> would have to buy a new car. >> >> 2. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no >> reason, and you would just accept this, restart and >> drive on. >> >> 3. Occasionally, executing a maneuver would cause your >> car to stop and fail and you would have to re-install >> the engine. For some strange reason, you would accept >> this too. >> >> 4. You could only have one person in the car at a time, >> unless you bought "Car95" or "CarNT". But, then you would >> have to buy more seats. >> >> 5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, >> was reliable, five times as fast, twice as easy to >> drive, but would only run on five percent of the roads. >> >> 6. The Macintosh car owners would get expensive Microsoft >> upgrades to their cars, which would make their cars run >> much slower. >> >> 7. The oil, gas and alternator warning lights would be >> replaced by a single "general car default" warning light. >> >> 8. New seats would force everyone to have the same size >> butt. >> >> 9. The airbag system would say "are you sure?" before >> going off. >> >> 10. If you were involved in a crash, you would have no >> idea what happened. >> >> >> Here is the one they released to the public: >> "Yes, but would you want your car to crash twice a day?" >> >>********************************************************** >>SOME DAYS YOU'RE THE DOG AND >>SOME DAYS YOU'RE THE HYDRANT >>