December 23, 2008

Гуглдринк

Вот это новость! Гугл начинает выпускать продукты питания:

http://www.google.com/googlegulp

on July 11th, 2003, while gathering epiphyte samples in the upper canopy of a kapok tree in the forbidding Cordillera Apolobamba range on the Bolivian/Peruvian border, Hoelzle snagged a leaf from what turned out to be a previously unknown species of strangler fig. Back in the Google Labs, early DNA sequencing and protein synthesis revealed that the compound – informally dubbed Ursa Major within the Googleplex – had certain remarkable biochemical capabilities. Eighteen months' worth of patent applications, trademark inquiries, budget prioritization and Phase II trials later, Hoelzle's intrepid adventuring finds fulfillment in a beverage aisle near you.

Из FAQ:

What if I don't want to use Auto-Drink™? No problem – simply turn off Auto-Drink™ on your Google Gulp preferences page. Well, shouldn't Auto-Drink™ be default-off? You mean we should cripple a perfectly useful feature just because of a little bad PR?