Mcdonald move to add in pig for Doreamon toys-- a bit too late

Mcdonald after all the complaints and feedback decide to back down their defense and add in the missing pig. The only catch is that you have to wait until April to get it. And you have to order from their website. So it is an attempt to do damage repair on their image. But they forgot one thing. Why should people wait that long to complete the toy set when this toy set was for the Lunar New Year holidays? And those whose think there is no point to buy an incomplete set will even have no point to get the missing pig toy now. They have missed out on the earlier toys and now how to get those again? So the repair is too late for most seemingly. For those who manage to get all good for you as this toy set might fetch something in the future.

 

Google needs to wake up fast

Everyone may have heard of Goggle's first smart phone - Nexus One. Suppose to be a threat to Apple's iphone. However it has become a nightmare for Google and consumers. Google sold their phones through the web bypass the telcos. Now unhappy consumers have complaints over defective functions. From dropped calls to plodding download speeds. There is also no proper channel to direct complaints to Google. So with all these problems, it just gives users the impression, once sold the product is your problem. With such lack of support, it seems Apple's iphone will remain strong. One thing comes to mind, with so many issues on the phones worldwide, do Google or HTC or anyone involves does any QC? QC = Quality Check. Doesn't the Google management uses their own product? No one ever test or uses it at all? That said, I am glad I didn't buy the product since you have to go through the hassle of buying from the web. As they said being the first to own something isn't always an advantage. Now you are stuck with a defective device with no channel to resolve. And if you are from other countries, your local authority can't help you at all.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/technology/companies/13google.html

McDonald bad move on Doreamon toys

McDonald now is selling the Doreamon toys that represents the Chinese zodiac. Just one problem, they are missing the pig. In its place is a cupid toy. It make no sense. If they meant for it to be a set then they should include the pig else do not promote it as the chinese zodiac. Most people interviewed by the newspaper article published on Straits Times 9-Jan agree it is a bad move for McDonald which claims they do not want to offend the Muslims. It is just a toy with Doreamon's face. It should in no way to offend. Especially here in multi-racial society, excluded the pig would offend the Chinese instead.

New year 2010

Today is the new year. But somehow it just isn't so new year as before. Maybe one will enjoy the new year better when they are younger. It was lucky there was no rain while the clouds are there ready to pour. Some fireworks and some dudes spraying white stuff everywhere. The unlucky cleaner will have to clean up on a holiday. Maybe the white stuff should be ban like the chewing gum.