>"Well, Bill," said God, "I'm really confused on this one. I'm not > > >sure > > >whether to send you to Heaven or Hell. After all, you enormously > > >helped society by putting a computer in almost every home in the > > >world, and > > >yet you created that ghastly, awful Windows. "I'm going to do > > >something I've never done before. I'm going to let you decide where > > >you want to go." Mr. Gates replied, "Well, thanks, God. What's the > > >difference between the two?" God said, "You can take a peek at both > > >places briefly if it will help you decide. Shall we look at Hell > > >first?" "Sure!" said Bill, "Let's go!" > > >Bill was amazed! He saw a clean, white sandy beach with clear > > >waters. There were thousands of beautiful men and women running > > >around, playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about. The sun > > >was shining and the temperature was perfect. This is great!" said > > >Bill. "If this is Hell, I can't wait to see heaven." God replied, > > >"Let's go!" and so off they went to Heaven. Bill saw puffy white > > >clouds in a beautiful blue sky with angels drifting about playing > > >harps and singing. > > >It was nice, but surely not as enticing as Hell. Mr. Gates thought > > >for only a brief moment and rendered his decision. "God, I do > > >believe I would like to go to Hell." 'As you desire," said God. Two > > >weeks later, God decided to check up on the late billionaire to see > > >how things were going. He found Bill shackled to a wall, screaming > > >amongst the hot flames in a dark cave. He was being burned and > > >tortured by demons. "How ya doin', Bill?" asked God. Bill responded > > >with anguish and despair, "This is awful! This is not what I > > >expected at all! What happened to the beach and the beautiful women > > >playing in the water?" > > >"Oh THAT!" said God. "That was the Screensaver
