从同事那里看来的，不过我有点怀疑GM是否有这么风趣，可能是杜撰的：

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 $25.00 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 (and I just love this part, especially 7th point and 10th point).

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.

Never undervalue the manufacturing industries ……