Re: [aclug-L] "No variety allowed" - A parable.

["spiff" <spiff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

as an avid coke drinker, I would see why McDonald's would want to dunk their
food into a coke... IT WOULD TASTE BETTER THEN :)

spiff
-----Original Message-----
From: James O. Harms <joharms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 2:26 PM
Subject: [aclug-L] "No variety allowed" - A parable.


>I know this list is not supposed to be "joke-of-the-day", but I think
>this story illustrates something we already know - which may be why we
>are part of this list.
>joh
>
>> Subject:      No variety allowed
>>
>> After the recent Anti-trust hearings, Bill Gates recently compared
>> the software market with the soft drink market.  He says Microsoft is
>> struggling to survive, but that the beverage giant will be on top
>> forever because the Department of Justice doesn't pick on them.  Of
>> course, Bill should be careful not to give Coke any ideas. We might
>> end up with a scenario like the following:
>>
>> Joe: (walking into McDonalds) Hi, I'd like a Big Mac.
>>
>> Cashier: Okay, here's your Big Mac and here's your Coke. That'll be
>> $3.99.
>>
>> Joe:  Uh, I don't want a Coke.
>>
>> Cashier: Sorry, they're bundled.
>>
>> Joe:  What? I'm not paying for a Coke!
>>
>> Cashier: You don't; the Coke is free.
>>
>> Joe:  But wasn't a Big Mac $2.49 last week?
>>
>> Cashier: Sure, but this latest Big Mac is far more innovative. It's
>> got integrated Coke!
>>
>> Joe:  I already bought a Snapple across the street... I'm not going
>> to drink the Coke.
>>
>> Cashier: Then you can't have the burger.
>>
>> Joe:  Okay, fine, I will pay the $3.99 and throw the Coke away.
>>
>> Cashier: Oh, you can't do that. They're seamlessly integrated. Totally
>> inseparable.
>>
>> Joe:  How can that be? They're two totally separate things!
>>
>> Cashier: No, watch. (takes Big Mac, dunks it in a tank of Coke) See?
>>
>> Joe:  Why did you just do that?!
>>
>> Cashier: It's a benefit to the consumer. Otherwise you'd end up with
>> two different, inconsistent tastes. This way you're assured of a
>> continuous taste across all your foods.
>>
>> Joe:  Aaarrgh!
>
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