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  1. Re:new hires whats? by Hatta · · Score: 1 · on Behavioral Interviews for New Hires?

    The article title makes no sense. New hires whats? Is this about some new graphics card or monitor or imaging format or something? And what does that have to do with behavior?!?

    I think they're just giving you something to do while enjoying a root beer.

  2. Re:Oh, come on! by the_riaa · · Score: 1 · on Crack the Pepsi iTunes Promo Code

    Dr Pepper is not a Pepsi or a Coke product (though it is sometimes bottled and distributed by either Coke or Pepsi bottlers). And contrary to popular belief, neither is 7-Up.
    The Dr. Pepper / Seven Up company is the #3 soft drink company in the US. They have DP, 7Up, Canada Dry, Sunkist, and A&W.

  3. Trademark Infringement? by Snarfy · · Score: 2, Insightful · on Slashdot T-Shirt Contest Winners!

    Isn't the one violating some kind of trademark with Dr. Pepper / Seven Up, Inc?

  4. A&W by yerricde · · Score: 1 · on Public Domain Act Introduced Into Congress

    You can still buy him a beer.

  5. Re:I figured out how they chose the 6 bloggers! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Dr. Pepper Tries New Astroturf Method

    I Agree.... I looked at the Raging Cow crap linked above and I couldn't tell what was being pushed other than some loser bitching about his life... like there aren't a million journals out there like that already.

    I had to go to Google to find out what this raging cow stuff actually is. All the flavors sound horrible for being milk based.

  6. All Your Blog is Belong to Us by serutan · · Score: 1 · on Dr. Pepper Tries New Astroturf Method

    This isn't the first attempt to use blogs as billboards. Looks like some ad weenies figured out that they can't fake authenticity, so they decided to try buying it. IANAL, but deliberately concealing the fact that advertising is advertising seems like fraud to me.

    One way to respond to this, if you don't like it, is to stop buying all Dr. Pepper products and let the company know you are not buying until they publicly apologize and terminate this ad campaign. You can tell them on their (flash) consumer contact page. Of course they could lie about that too I guess.

    Then have a Coke and a smile.

  7. Re:Now... by Greedo · · Score: 2 · on LinuX-Mas Caroling We Shall Go
    According to www.drpepper.com:

    London-based Cadbury Schweppes plc acquired the Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Corporation in early 1995 as the largest division of the non-cola beverages firm.

    In 1986 the Dr Pepper Company merged with the Seven-Up Company to form the Dr Pepper/Seven-Up Corporation in Dallas. After it's acquisition by Cadbury Schweppes plc in early 1985, it became Dr Pepper/Seven-Up Inc., based in Plano, TX.

    So, it certainly isn't a Coke product, but probably not a Pepsi product either. Hrmm, I'll have to ask him about it. Perhaps it was just being bottled at the same place as Pepsi products.

    Oh, and speaking of hot soda beverages ... Dr. P/7-Up has some lovely sounding recipes on their site. Perhaps you'd like some 7-Up Bran Muffins to go with that mulled Dew? Yum.
  8. Re:Monopoly! by Alsee · · Score: 2 · on Microsoft Profit and Loss by Business Area

    Just as a note, you list them as separate bottling networks, but most fall under the Coke/Pepsi umbrella.

    It's not me listing them, it's a top-10 list I found on the web. And take a closer look at the list, I don't think anything in there is under the Coke/Pepsi umbrella other than coke and pepsi.

    For example, Dr Pepper/Seven Up are Pepsi products

    Nope, the PepsiBottlingGroup currently handles a small portion (15%) 7-up distribution, but that relationship terminates next month. It is clearly a competing company that had a limited cooperative relationship with Pepsi.

    I won't dispute that coke/pepsi are by far the two largest companies, but there are a slew of others.

    In any case, the point was that Pepsi can't price gouge because customers can turn to a competitor, even if it is a small regional company.

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