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From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather)
Newsgroups: net.rumor
Subject: Re: New Coke/Old Coke
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Date: Sat, 13-Jul-85 20:53:37 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 13 20:53:37 1985
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> I confess,
> I'm sufficiently cynical that I believe this is exactly what they
> intended all along.  They got lots of attention and another product
> to take just a little more shelf space (the absolute number one most
> precious resource in supermarkets) and they can run ads saying "Classic
> Coke was so good that you wouldn't let it die."
> --
> scott preece

Don't ascribe to subtle conniving what simple stupidity explains.  I think
one analyst put it well: "They have blundered into a commanding market
position."

-- 
Ed Nather
Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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