> Bill Gates died in a car accident. He found himself in front of God, who > said, "Well, Bill, I'm really confused on this call; I'm not sure whether to > send you to Heaven or Hell. After all, your contribution to society by > putting a computer in almost every home in America is just enormous. > Yet you created that ghastly WINDOWS. I'm going to do something I've never > done before. I'm going to let you decide where you want to go." > Bill replied, "Well, what's the difference between the two?" > "I'll let you visit both places briefly, to see if the experience > will help you to decide." offered God. > "Fine, but where should I go first?" asked Bill. > God replied, "I'll leave that up to you." > "Okay then," said Bill, "let's try Hell first." So Bill went to Hell. It > was beautiful: Clean, sandy beaches with clear water and lots of beautiful > women running around, playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about. > The sun was shining; the temperature perfect. Bill was very pleased. > "This is great," he told God. "If this is hell, I really want to see heaven." > "Fine," said God, and off they went. Heaven was a place high in the clouds > with angels drifting about, playing harps and singing. It was nice, > but not as enticing as Hell. > Bill thought for a quick minute, and rendered his decision. > "Hmmm........ I think I'd prefer Hell," He told God. > "Fine," answered God, "as you desire." So Bill Gates went to Hell. > Two weeks later, God decided to check on the late billionaire to see how he > was doing in Hell. When he got there, he found Bill, shackled to a wall > screaming amongst hot flames in dark caves, being burned and tortured > by demons. > "How's everything going?" he asked Bill. > Bill responded, his voice filled with anguish and disappointment. > "This is awful. This is nothing like the Hell I visited two weeks ago. I can't > believe this is happening. What happened to that other place, with > the beaches and the beautiful women playing in the > water????" > "Oh," God said, "that was Hell 3.1. This is Hell 95."