Been around but STILL fits.

Lew

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Windows vs. Ford Motor Co.

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 stll 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!

Please share this with your friends who love - but sometimes hate -
their computer!