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No unless you like, giving away the goose that lays the golden egg. How successful would Coca-Cola be today if they open sourced their company?
by water9 3y ago
No unless you like, giving away the goose that lays the golden egg. How successful would Coca-Cola be today if they open sourced their company?
- sneak 3y agoThe recipe for Coca-Cola is publicly available and is not legally protected or exclusive in any way. Many people make extremely similar cola beverages. Their business value is in brand and marketing, not any exclusive method of producing the product. You have inadvertently chosen a perfect example of why free software is better than proprietary software.
- water9 3y agoIt’s called a trade secret it is not publicly open. It’s one of the best kept secrets of all time. What the hell are you talking about?
- sneak 3y agoThis is urban legend, just like the KFC “herbs and spices”. GC/MS is a thing. The recipe for Coke is literally published on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola_formula https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola_formula The specifics of the Teller-Ulam design is one of the best kept secrets of all time. It’s impossible to keep secret the list of ingredients in a thing you literally provide for sale to any member of the general public. Don’t eat the pasta.
- water9 3y agoThere are three different versions of the recipe on the Wikipedia page… Obviously, Pepsi has gotten close, but there’s a reason Pepsi doesn’t taste like Coca-Cola, and a reason I buy Coca-Cola over Pepsi