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KitKat isn't trademarked?

by elwell 13y ago

DanBC 13y ago
There's a deal between Google and Nestle. This has caused some consternation because many people see Nestle as Evil. Nestle engage in really shady practices - pushing formula milk in developing nations, ignoring wide spread international laws and drives to encourage breast feeding. This isn't just "giving mother's freedom to chose", it's killing little babies.
- moutarde 13y ago
  They were not "killing babies" they were "monetizing the vast network of uniformed African's who were potential baby killers". If they were technically doing anything wrong then Google wouldn't have partnered with them, because as Eric Schmidt said: “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.”
  - ars 13y ago
    Um, wasn't this like 3 or 4 decades ago? It might be time to move on.
    - deleted 13y ago
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- Zikes 13y ago
  Also the bottled water debacle[1]. [1] http://www.theorganicprepper.ca/nestles-wet-dream-they-mark-up-water-53-million-percent-06052013 http://www.theorganicprepper.ca/nestles-wet-dream-they-mark-...
- ars 13y ago
  > Nestle engage in really shady practices - pushing formula Engage? It was 40 years ago (or 29). I think it's time to move on.
  - DanBC 13y ago
    They still do it! Here's one from 2011 http://www.irinnews.org/report/93040/www.unicef.org http://www.irinnews.org/report/93040/www.unicef.org (page contains image of breastfeeding woman possibly NSFW)
- Wingman4l7 13y ago
  I seem to also recall them getting sanctioned by EU countries(?) on trying to still call products "chocolate" even if they had no cocoa butter in them -- but I can't seem to find a citation. There is also the child labor involved in cocoa bean harvesting, the bottled water snafus that others have mentioned, and other various things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9#Controversy_and_criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9#Controversy_and_cr...
chengsun 13y ago
It is, but Nestle have allowed Google to use the name, as part of a mutual promotion.

KitKat isn't trademarked?

by elwell 13y ago

KitKat isn't trademarked?

DanBC 13y ago

There's a deal between Google and Nestle. This has caused some consternation because many people see Nestle as Evil. Nestle engage in really shady practices - pushing formula milk in developing nations, ignoring wide spread international laws and drives to encourage breast feeding. This isn't just "giving mother's freedom to chose", it's killing little babies.

moutarde 13y ago
They were not "killing babies" they were "monetizing the vast network of uniformed African's who were potential baby killers". If they were technically doing anything wrong then Google wouldn't have partnered with them, because as Eric Schmidt said: “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.”
- ars 13y ago
  Um, wasn't this like 3 or 4 decades ago? It might be time to move on.
  - deleted 13y ago
    [deleted]
Zikes 13y ago
Also the bottled water debacle[1]. [1] http://www.theorganicprepper.ca/nestles-wet-dream-they-mark-up-water-53-million-percent-06052013 http://www.theorganicprepper.ca/nestles-wet-dream-they-mark-...
ars 13y ago
> Nestle engage in really shady practices - pushing formula Engage? It was 40 years ago (or 29). I think it's time to move on.
- DanBC 13y ago
  They still do it! Here's one from 2011 http://www.irinnews.org/report/93040/www.unicef.org http://www.irinnews.org/report/93040/www.unicef.org (page contains image of breastfeeding woman possibly NSFW)
Wingman4l7 13y ago
I seem to also recall them getting sanctioned by EU countries(?) on trying to still call products "chocolate" even if they had no cocoa butter in them -- but I can't seem to find a citation. There is also the child labor involved in cocoa bean harvesting, the bottled water snafus that others have mentioned, and other various things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9#Controversy_and_criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9#Controversy_and_cr...

chengsun 13y ago

It is, but Nestle have allowed Google to use the name, as part of a mutual promotion.