Windows vs. Ford

[RealBlackStuff]

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:

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!!!!

[Summilux]

Ha ha, that's a good one

[jdrou]

Old joke (in computer time) but still funny.
Ironically, Microsoft worked with Ford to develop the "SYNC" system.

[jdk]

Ironically, Microsoft worked with Ford to develop the "SYNC" system.

As old as this joke is, it is pretty funny that Microsoft that took Ford from the top of reliability rankings to the bottom in three short years.

http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2 ... 03112.aspx

The "SYNC" product was terrible, so in late year two of this experiment, Ford rebranded it "MyFordTouch" and still watched their ratings drop. What a disaster.

[pianowizard]

Obviously a very old joke because Windows hasn't done this since Windows 2000:

1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash.........twice a day.

[ajkula66]

Obviously a very old joke because Windows hasn't done this since Windows 2000:

I'd say since XP...but to each his/hers own...

[Hagony]

That was a heavy reply from the Ford's side. A car like Ford is suppose to stay up to their level and here it proves its excellency again. Though i wonder why would Bill Gates would say anything like this. :p I hope Bill Gates, get to listen or read to this one. I'd love to see his comments on this type of thing.