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 twenty-five dollar cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon."
In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating (by Mr. Welch himself):
"If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:
So Bill Gates dies and meets St. Peter at the gates of Heaven. St. Peter says "Bill! We've been waiting for you a long, long time, and we've got just the job for you! We want you to run Heaven's IT department."
Now Gates figures "Whew! Even after all that dubious s**t I pulled with Microsoft, they're going to cut me a break! All right!"
St. Peter continues, "But Bill, there's one thing you should know: Here in Heaven, we use Macs exclusively."
So Bill Gates dies and meets St. Peter at the gates of Heaven. St. Peter says "Bill! We've been waiting for you a long, long time, and we've got just the job for you! We want you to run Heaven's IT department."
Now Gates figures "Whew! Even after all that dubious s**t I pulled with Microsoft, they're going to cut me a break! All right!"
St. Peter continues, "But Bill, there's one thing you should know: Here in Heaven, we use Windows and there's a bit of a system maintenance backlog for you to catch up on..."
So Bill Gates dies and meets St. Peter at the Gates of Heaven. St. Peter says "Bill, you know, that was some dubious s**t you did down there on Earth with Microsoft, but it's just about counter-balanced by the good works that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation did, plus your old man, liberal that he is, put in a good word for you. So you could go either way, and we're going to let it be your call. You can go to either Heaven or Hell."
So Gates so, "Okay, but I can I see them both before I decide?"
"Sure!" says St. Peter. "But once you decide, it's for keeps. Let's start with Heaven".
So they go inside and Gates sees a bunch of folks lounging around, not doing much. You know, playing the occasional harp, snoozing on a cloud, reading books, that sort of thing.
Bill decides that's not his scene, so he asks to see Hell.
He knocks on the Gates of Hell and Lucifer immediately shows him in. Hell is a *MUCH* more swinging place than Heaven. Lots of video games, 72 virgins, champagne flowing freely, and not a Mac or a Linux box to be seen.
Gates is sold and goes back to tell St. Peter the bad news. *POOF*! He's back at the Gates of Hell and no sooner can he look up but seven demons grab him, drag him inside, and throw him head first into a pit of burning, stinking brimstone.
Scrambling back out, Gates demands to see Lucifer. "But, but, but," he coughs and stammers, this is *NOTHING* like what you showed me earlier!"
Lucifer replies "Oh, that. That was our demo."
Note: not original, taken from various posts to mail-lists/news-groups and public documents on the net (some of them are also sligthly modified to fit better).
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