Windows vs Ford

[spl440]

Windows
vs. Ford.
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 all 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.

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!

 

[TrailBeast]

Windows
vs. Ford.
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 all 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.

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!

Seen this before and being in the computer tech field I can tell you I would trust a Ford to get through what I was doing WAYYYY! before I would trust a Microsoft product.
There isn't a chance in hell I would ever board a spaceship or an airplane with a Microsoft OS running it.
In todays markets they push software and technology out the door for sale so fast everything we get barely works, and thanks to buying most everything from China these days you can't even trust the hardware any longer.

I see Elon Musk is warning about the unanticipated consequences of the rush into AI devices, and in my opinion is a very qualified person to speak on the subject and we should listen.
As it is, society is so distracted from real life by gadgets it's just stupid.
Personally and professionally both I hate the crap and barely ever even look at my own phone.
I only use my own computer for when I need to buy something, need a map to see where I need to go, or see what y'all are up to.
And in my opinion social media is a bunch of garbage for the most part with no use other than to make little minds with no imagination feel more important than they are or ever will be.

 

[Mark Wainwright]

Windows
vs. Ford.
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 all 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.

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!

And when you push 1 for English you get someone who can hardly speak Engrish (Chinese pronunciation of English)