“Molson Coors Brewing Co. has pulled the iPhone as a prize in a marketing contest in Quebec after a big snafu about when the device will be available,” Catherine McLean reports for The Globe and Mail Update.
“The hopes of Canadian iPhone fans were raised briefly yesterday after it was revealed in Molson’s contest rules that the cool cellphones from Apple Inc. would be available starting January on Rogers Communications Inc.’s network,” McLean reports.
“A red-faced Molson quickly backed away from that schedule, saying it made a mistake,” McLean reports.
“The beer giant has no idea when the iPhone will be launched here, and only wanted to give contest participants a rough idea of when their prizes would be available, according to spokeswoman Marie-Hélène Lagacé. She also corrected an earlier statement that Molson was on the Rogers waiting list for the iPhone, confirming a waiting list doesn’t exist,” McLean reports.
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Edward” for the heads up.]
sadly Molson is now owned by the Adolph Coors co., I blame them.
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Oh My Guiness. Aren’t we punny.
Very punny, guys. Very punny.
Just happy to see the $899 pricetag wasn’t based on anything reliable.
the absence of a registration system (even one which still allowed for anonymous posting) and the lack of any basic community features has greatly reduced my visits to this site, and the amount that i post.
there are other fun places to talk Mac on the web. This place could be one of the better ones with a few improvements.
What does “woot” mean and how do you pronounce it? I don’t believe I have ever heard anyone speak it.
on topic: while the wireless carriers in Canada charge ridiculous amounts, it needs to be noted that Canada’s population is roughly one tenth of the US population.
As such, it takes much longer to recoup infrastructure investments, since the user base is smaller. To exacerbate this problem, the country is huge and people are pretty spread out. This increases infrastructure costs even more.
It will be a little while before US/UK data and voice prices make their way to Canada. On the other hand, the country is:
– relatively safe, wealthy and mind-blowingly beautiful
– a model of successful cultural diversity, toleration and how to properly separate religion from politics
– aware that access to basic health is a right, not a privilege
woot | woŭt |
exclamation
used to express joy or approval
Used primarily by hairy legged, beer swilling, Dave Matthews loving college girls. These gals are mostly found at bad indie rock shows that serve flat, canned or kegged beer. They’re mostly loose and are more likely to “serve” the boys on campus rather than choose a major. Most join the Peace Corps thinking that it will be an experience very similar to following the Grateful Dead.
Most often uttered during various levels of drunkenness.
Slang term picked up by rock-headed sports fans and NASCAR freaks.
“These gals are mostly found at bad indie rock shows that serve flat, canned or kegged beer.”
But weally, wouldn’t that be woot beer?
(wibbit)
Basic health is a right? Then why isn’t basic food a right.
And the giant hammer of STEVE has dropped. As expected.
C9H13N: So it brought it to a head then?
Tapping the market these days can be risky.
Only if you draft the wrong plan.
Cue the long line of people whining about how Apple is offending them by withholding the iPhone from Canadians.
Offending us is having the temerity to call Budweiser beer.
We get our revenge by sending you “Canadian” and telling you “It’s good Canadian beer”. We send that out of the country and keep all the good stuff for ourselves
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di bulanie
is prost