I just found out that there's a brand of soft drink with the same name as the popular Linux distribution. For those of you who don't know this yet, let me introduce you to Ubuntu Cola. Also named after the African philosophy, it is made in the United Kingdom and with a key ingredient that is Fair Trade Certified.Ubuntu Cola's sugar came from Fairtrade worker cooperatives in Kasinthula, Malawi and Kaleya, Zambia. Farmers who are members of the Fairtrade cooperative at Kasinthula receive an income of $4 a day, which is really good considering that it is six times bigger than the national average income.
Ubuntu Cola can also be purchased in other countries like Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Belgium, France, and you can even buy it online. It is available in 330ml cans, 500ml PET plastic bottles, and 275ml glass bottles. Below is a "real" photo of Ubuntu Cola in can:
I also found out that Microsoft has made its own soft drink brand that's appropriately called Windows Cola. I have no further details regarding Windows Cola but something tells me that it could look like this:
I'm just kidding about Windows Cola, but Ubuntu Cola is real. If you don't believe me, you can visit its website HERE.
This is silly.
ReplyDeleteYou are a silly man.
windows cola will give you viruses
ReplyDeleteI'd definitely buy and drink Ubuntu Cola if I wasn't diabetic :-) and yes, it's available here in Norway, too
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, unlike it's Operating System-counterpart, Ubuntu Cola tastes like crap.
ReplyDeleteOr, more specifically, it tastes like how I imagine dirty burnt clothes would taste, if you added water and sugar.
hmm...
ReplyDeleteIf I open a can of Ubuntu Cola and some brown stuff comes out, I'm certainly NOT going to drink it.
:P
@Rawler Thanks for the 'taste' info, or should I say warning :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd the sad thing is: GNOME is so much easier to crash than Windows these days! gone are the days that windows used to crash. So that BSOD really doesn't mean anything till your nautilus crashes!
ReplyDeleteGnome easier to crash? It all depends on what you are doing. I have been running Ubuntu for 3 years, 2 years as my main OS installing, removing, trying things, and it has never crashed, ever. I except Windows to never crash as they are a multi-billion dollar corporation and with the amount of full time paid employees they have and their desire for world dominance.
ReplyDeleteThis Windows cola needs a reboot. It's kinda blue. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe best defense is a strong offence - whether it is legitimate or like those above lies.
ReplyDeleteCome on people, if you are going to present arguments, at least make them legitimate ones. If you can't find any legitimate criticisms then keep your mouth shut, you aren't adding anything to the conversation with lies other than supporting a corporations false marketing campaign.
It truly makes me wonder why you are making these posts - do you have vested interest in a non Linux operating system?
Microsoft Soda actually exists!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.geekologie.com/2007/03/microsoft_has_its_own_sodas.php
Promotional cans of Bing soda:
http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2009/09/microsoft_bing_in_a_soda_can.html
The Ubuntu cola is free, and instead of listing the ingredients on the can, the recipe is available for people to customize.
ReplyDeleteThe MS cola is $200 a can, unless you can provide an old can for a $100 upgrade. If you give a can to your friend they will not be allowed to open it. You may get a virus from drinking it, since there are many known holes in every can, but Microsoft has yet to patch them. Once you put it in your fridge you will not be allowed to remove all traces of it. Every time you open your fridge, MS Cola will be in the front, regardless of where you left it last time. The only way to fix this, is to do a clean of your fridge and fill it with Ubuntu cola.
Really, really tastes nice. Maybe better than the real coke.
ReplyDelete"windows cola will give you viruses"
ReplyDeleteAgree, it WILL also give you a horrible diarrhea.
I found some at Coop (A Nordic Food Chain) and thought "lolz, gotta try this out", because I'm a Ubuntu Linux user :P
I tried it, and the taste was quite unique... It would be great if there was any 1.5L Bottles