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Dec 2, 2003, 2:26am

I just heard on the news that microsoft is trying to closely integrate
computers and cars even with a car.NET framework...
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/jan01/01-08auto.asp there
is an article there.

If it is anything like windows I predict a great percent increase in annual
car crashes ;-) I wonder if you run a red light if it will tell you, that
you performed an illegal operation, and the car will be shut down :P

-Mod

Dec 2, 2003, 2:52am

Wasn't there a joke on this relating computers to cars? oh and off-subject,
the subways in madrid use windows 2000 ;D

Dec 2, 2003, 4:11am

"A while back Bill Gates made a comparison that Windows was to computers like gas is to cars. I was thinking about this and he is right, both are a hazard to the environment and it is time to start considering alternatives." - Nathan Lineback (toastytech.com)

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Dec 2, 2003, 4:39am

[View Quote] WindowsXP - Diesel

Windows9x/2K - Unleaded

Linux/Unix/Whatever else - Electric

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Give me ideas.

Dec 3, 2003, 9:00pm

There was once a joke (one of those massive chain e-mails) about "What if
AOL made cars?" Maybe that's what you're thinking about?

-Jeremy

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Dec 4, 2003, 1:37am

I predict that after a few years... cars won't start up at all :-) as my
computers have done when they got older, thanks to mr. gates

J

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Dec 4, 2003, 2:20am

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the
computer industry to the car industry and stated:

"If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry, we would
all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that get 1000 miles to the gallon."

In a 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 on the road you would have to buy a
new car.

3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason, and you
would just accept this, restart and drive on.

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. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you bought "Car95"
or "CarNT". But then you would have to buy more seats.

6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, reliable, five
times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would only run on five
percent of the roads.

7. The oil, the water temperature 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 air bag system would say "Are you sure?" before going off.

10. 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 grab hold of the radio antenna.

11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of Rand
McNally road map (now a GM subsidiary), even though they neither need nor
want them. Attempting to delete this option would immediately cause the car'
s performance to diminish 50% or more. Moreover, GM would become a target
for investigation by the Justice Department.

12. Every time GM introduced a new model 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.

13. You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine.

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: )))

sweets

Dec 5, 2003, 9:34pm

OMG that's priceless!! ROFL ;-"D


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