Bill Gates Recommended Using Actual Alarm Clock instead of Software Alarm
Clock
When asked about the unreliability of many alarm clock
software programs, Bill Gates replied with a smile: " We have been working hard
to improve the reliability of the PCs since 1982, and have made a lot of
progress. We are still working diligently to eliminate the unreliability
problem, but we actually recommend a real alarm clock instead of the alarm clock software ."
Bill Gates was at The International Advanced Technology and
Computing Conference in Seattle, WA on April 1, 2007.
Warning: Use Computer Alarm
Clock At Your Own Risk!
Top 10 Reasons Not to Use A Computer as an Alarm Clock
- Computers may freeze up at any time and Bill
Gates says he has been working on it since 1982, but alarm clocks are simple and
reliable.
- Alarm clocks have no viruses, spywares and
adwares, but it is another story for computer alarm programs.
- Turn your $2000 computer into a $20 alarm
clock! It is the economy, stupid!
- A Computer consumes 200 watts electricity to run,
or approximately $0.7 per day except power outage,
while an alarm clock costs zero.
- A Computer keyboard has too many buttons and
who knows which one is the snooze button?
- You never know if your computer alarm volume
is loud or too low, or mute, until you experience it in the morning.
- Any upgrade could mess up your alarm clock
programs, but your alarm clock is risk free.
- Computers snore at night while they are running, but alarm clocks
are silent until the time you need the alerts.
- You could finally throw an alarm clock
against the wall, but can you want to throw a computer?
- Unfortunately you will find more reasons by
yourself, after missing some schedules, even you have a computer science degree.
What is the biggest problem with computer alarm clock?
It's the reliability, genius.
