Stale jokes, esp. stale MS jokes.

[Kristofer Coward]

Can we have something mentioned on the website, along with the list
info, that we've all seen this joke (and others like it) hundreds of
times over the past few years, and that we _really_ don't need to see
it another time?

Maybe even mention of like this in any list charter or FAQ that might
happen to exist?

On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 10:41:56PM -0500, Geoffrey Hunter wrote:
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
>  Subject: BILL GATES vs GM
>     Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 23:46:24 -0600
>     From: Jos? Altshuler <jea-TQ+OHSoH9nIAVbb9g8OJ2A at public.gmane.org>
> Reply-To: Jos? Altshuler <jea-TQ+OHSoH9nIAVbb9g8OJ2A at public.gmane.org>
>       To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:@pascal.math.yorku.ca;>
> 
> Speaking of Bill Gates...
> 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,
> 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 $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.
> 
> Please share this with your friends who love-but sometimes hate-their
> computer.
> 
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