Microsoft and the Auto Business

From: Norah Bleazard (nbleazard@home.com)
Date: Thu May 04 2000 - 07:47:52 EDT


I found this very funny and thought you all may enjoy it as well. :)

Norah
current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 CC V8/5.2L/Auto
current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
previous: '93 Dakota blue 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto

Top 10 Ways Microsoft Would Change the Auto Business

10. New seats would require everyone to have the same butt size.

9. We would all have to switch to Microsoft Gas.

8. The U.S. government would be forced to rebuild all of the roads for
Microsoft cars; they will drive on the old roads, but they run very slowly.

7. The oil, alternator, gas and engine warning lights would be replaced by
a single 'General Car Fault' warning light.

6. Sun MotorSystems would make a car that was solar-powered, twice as
reliable and five times as fast, but would run on only 5% of the roads.

5. You would be constantly pressured to upgrade your car.

4. You could have only one person in the car at a time, unless you bought a
Car98 or CarNT -- but then you would have to buy ten more seats and a new
engine.

3. Occasionally, your car would die for no apparent reason and you would
have to restart it. Strangely, you would just accept this as normal.

2. Every time the lines of the road were repainted, you would have to buy a
new car.

1. People would get excited about the new features of the latest Microsoft
cars, forgetting that these same features had been available from other car
makers for years.



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