The Bill Gates Car

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  $25 cars that got 1000 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 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 "Car
            95" 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 5%
           of the roads.

>>> 7. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights would be
            replaced by a single "general car fault" 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.

>>> 10. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out
              and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lift the door handle,
              turn 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 maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though they neither need
              them or want them. Attempting to delete this option would immediately
              cause the car's performance to diminish by 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!