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"Coke has the distribution channels to get the Slingshot into the hands of those who need it." I think this is the key .. as long as it's not anther profit ven
by xd 14y ago
"Coke has the distribution channels to get the Slingshot into the hands of those who need it."
I think this is the key .. as long as it's not anther profit venture, this might just work.
- mhb 14y agoWhy is it the key that a company helping people doesn't make a profit?
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- xd 14y agoBecause I don't want to live in a world of profit and power.
- salvadors 14y agoEven if that were shown to be a much more effective way to reach these goals?
- rasengan0 14y agoDoes PR count?http://scienceblogs.com/primatediaries/2010/03/11/coca-cola-in-india-good-till-t/ http://scienceblogs.com/primatediaries/2010/03/11/coca-cola-... http://www.economist.com/node/4492835 http://www.economist.com/node/4492835
- gfodor 14y agoOne thing that is interesting about this story is the fancy new Coke machines you see that let you choose from a hundred of combination of flavors via a touch-screen was a joint development led by DEKA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola_Freestyle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola_Freestyle Basically this was a method to get their foot in the door and gain trust to a point to get the Slingshot project going, as far as I understand it.