[wplug] Humor: GM vs. Microsoft

[Alheid, Gregory]

Well now what Billy boy said is true for COMPUTER HARDWARE 
but not for COMPUTER SOFTWARE!

For "our point of view", a better comparison would be that of 
  "octane rating of gas for a car" to 
  "operating systems for a computer chip".

In my opinion, Windows XP/2000/NT would get an "octane rating 
of 75" while for Windows 98/95 it would be "65" . And for 
DOS/Windows 3.1 it would be "50"

Linux would get an  "octane rating of 86" for a workstation
while for a dedicated server it would be more like "90 to 93 
octane" in my opinion.

Greg


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russ Schneider [mailto:russpgh at stargate.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:23 AM
> To: wplug at wplug.org
> Subject: [wplug] Humor: GM vs. Microsoft
> 
> Microsoft vs. GM
> ================
> 
> 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 GM 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, 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.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
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