General Motors REPLY TO BILL GATES

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX! B"ll Gates reporte#l$ compare# t%e computer "n#ustr$
&"t% t%e auto "n#ustr$ an# state#!
'I( GM %a# )ept up &"t% tec%nolo*$ l")e t%e computer "n#ustr$ %as! &e &oul# all +e #r","n*
-./011 cars t%at *ot 2!111 m"les to t%e *allon0'

In response to B"ll3s comments! General Motors "ssue# a press release Stat"n*4
'I( GM %a# #e,elope# tec%nolo*$ l")e m"croso(t! &e &oul# all +e #r","n* cars &"t% t%e (ollo&"n*
c%aracter"st"cs (an# I 5ust lo,e t%"s part! esp 6t% po"nt an# 213t% po"nt4
20 7or no reason &%atsoe,er! $our car &oul# cras% t&"ce a #a$0
.0 E,er$ t"me t%e$ repa"nte# t%e l"nes "n t%e roa#! $ou &oul# %a,e to +u$ a ne& car0
80 Occas"onall$ $our car &oul# #"e on t%e (ree&a$ (or no reason0 You &oul# %a,e to pull to t%e
s"#e o( t%e roa#! close all o( t%e &"n#o&s! s%ut o(( t%e car! restart "t! an# reopen t%e &"n#o&s
+e(ore $ou coul# cont"nue0 7or some reason $ou &oul# s"mpl$ accept t%"s0
90 Occas"onall$! execut"n* a maneu,er suc% as a le(t turn &oul# cause $our car to s%ut #o&n
an# re(use to restart! "n &%"c% case $ou &oul# %a,e to re"nstall t%e en*"ne0
/0 Mac"ntos% &oul# ma)e a car t%at &as po&ere# +$ t%e sun! &as rel"a+le! (",e t"mes as (ast
an# t&"ce as eas$ to #r",e : +ut &oul# ; run on onl$ (",e percent o( t%e roa#s0
<0 T%e o"l! &ater temperature! an# alternator &arn"n* l"*%ts &oul# all +e replace# +$ a s"n*le
'T%"s Car =as Per(orme# an Ille*al Operat"on' &arn"n* l"*%t0
60 T%e a"r+a* s$stem &oul# as) 'Are $ou sure>' +e(ore #eplo$"n*0
?0 Occas"onall$! (or no reason &%atsoe,er! $our car &oul# loc) $ou out an# re(use to let $ou "n
unt"l $ou s"multaneousl$ l"(te# t%e #oor %an#le! turne# t%e )e$ an# *ra++e# %ol# o( t%e ra#"o
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@0 E,er$ t"me a ne& car &as "ntro#uce# car +u$ers &oul# %a,e to learn %o& to #r",e all o,er
a*a"n +ecause none o( t%e controls &oul# operate "n t%e same manner as t%e ol# car0
210 You3# %a,e to press t%e 'Start' +utton to turn t%e en*"ne o((0 '
Ae,er un#er,alue t%e manu(actur"n* B automo+"le "n#ustr"es