Car travel with Microsoft (OT)

At a recent expo, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry to
the auto industry and stated:

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

 In response, General Motors issued a press release stating the following:
"If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would 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 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. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was more
reliable, five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would only run
on five percent of the roads.

 6. The oil, water, temperature and alternator warning lights would be
replaced by a single 'general car fault' warning light.

 7. New seats would force everyone to have the same butt size.

 8. The airbag system would say 'Are you sure?' before going off.

 9. 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.

 10. You'd press the 'Start' button to shut off the engine.

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