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Re: KitKat's new website

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Post by Joeboy »

oneeyedpigeon wrote: post #76
opminion wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Rather than "truly horrible", it's fairer to say that it's controversial in the UK. For example, on one hand there has been a long standing boycott at university Student Unions, on the other about everybody has a Nescafé tin at home.

I for one don't have any Nescafé tins at home and refuse to purchase any of their chocolate or breakfast cereals, too. I realise you said "about", and I'm only one person, but I think you overestimate their reach; I know others who adopt the same stance. I'd go so far as to say that Nestlé are up there alongside The Sun (british newspaper) and Sky TV when it comes to 'most boycotted' here in the UK. Only time will te…

The name Nestlé is a byword for baby murder for a significant number of people I know. I was surprised to see Google deliberately associating themselves with them.

Re: KitKat's new website

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Post by deelowe »

willvarfar wrote: post #80
ape4 wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who is sponsoring who?

Nestle paid for product placement of 'kitkat'. Nestle have given press releases describing their 'collaboration', and even set up this website. Its inconceivable that Google did not demand payment; Google could have called it something generic like all their previous versions. Google of course probably approached Nestle. They created a new revenue generating angle on creating an OS. Debian ought to go get money from…

> Nestle paid for product placement of 'kitkat'.

I haven't seen that anywhere. All reports thus far have said that neither side is paying for this.

Re: KitKat's new website

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Post by gdilla »

sharan wrote: post #19
RobAley wrote: post #18

Nestle is a truly horrible company[1], this hook-up has really re-enforced the notion in my eyes that Google is now just another big multi-national corp in the same vein as the rest. It's sad, because I used to think they could show the world that a big corp didn't have to do things that way. I'm not sure if they changed or if I was just naive. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9#Controversy_and_cri...

You arrived at this conclusion as a result of Android's naming convention which uses food names instead of version numbers?

They never used branded or trademarked food names. It's cute and attention getting though.

Re: KitKat's new website

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Post by gdilla »

kevincennis wrote: post #85
willvarfar wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nestle paid for product placement of 'kitkat'. Nestle have given press releases describing their 'collaboration', and even set up this website. Its inconceivable that Google did not demand payment; Google could have called it something generic like all their previous versions. Google of course probably approached Nestle. They created a new revenue generating angle on creating an OS. Debian ought to go get money from…

There was an article on The Verge yesterday about the Google/Nestlé thing. They said no money changed hands.

Right. Why does Google need to paid for this? Any dollar figure would be insignificant, not scaleable and not part of their core business. Selling naming rights to their SDKs?! Are these baseball stadiums?
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