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>At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly
> >>>compared the computer industry with the auto industry and
> >>>stated: "If VW 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 to Bill's comments, Volkswagen issued a press
> >>>release stating:
> >>>
> >>>If VW 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 per cent of the roads.
> >>>7. The oil, 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 airbag 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. VW would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe
> >>>    set of Rand McNally road maps (now a VW subsidiary), even
> >>>    though they neither need them nor want them. Attempting
>to
> >>>    delete this option would immediately cause the car's
> >>>    performance to diminish by 50% or more. Moreover, VW
>would
> >>>    become a target for investigation by the Justice
>Department.
> >>>12. Everytime VW 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.