Comment on McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their Startup
lawrence@lemmy.world 11 months ago
TLDR:
Kytch, a startup, developed a device to fix McDonald’s ice cream machines but faced opposition after a 2020 McDonald’s email warning against its use, citing safety concerns. Kytch alleges this move, influenced by machine manufacturer Taylor, was to undermine them as a competitor. Recent litigation reveals an email from Taylor’s CEO suggesting action against Kytch, which Kytch claims as evidence of a plot to sabotage their business.
Despite Taylor and McDonald’s denials, Kytch continues legal action, asserting the email demonstrates a coordinated effort to eliminate competition.
Lophostemon@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Corporate infighting in the macabre world of feeding people shit instead of real food.
whodatdair@lemm.ee 11 months ago
lol, funny thing is that this isn’t really a story about ice cream machines - anyone who’s seen melted mcds ice cream foam knows that ain’t ice cream.
The frozen foam machines were intentionally hard to fix but someone figured it out and made a solution. Mcd was making money off fleecing franchise owners by having their company be the only ones who could fix it, so it looks like they did shady stuff to keep the grift going. For the ice foam. 🍦
deweydecibel@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s funny people think this is some sort of secret. It’s right in the name of the product: soft-serve.
That’s what soft-serve is. Basically a bastardized form of ice-cream mixed with air to make it soft and add volume.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
and soft serve ice cream was partly invented by Maggie Thatcher, much-maligned ice queen of Britiain
ericisshort@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Except it isn’t “corporate infighting” because, that would imply it’s fighting within a corporation when it’s simply fighting between a corporate machinery supplier and a competing startup that’s alleging illegal coordination and slander.
Lophostemon@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I see them as a big rotten pile of filth all squirming in amongst the gangrenous limbs of society. Hard to see where one ends and the other begins.
ericisshort@lemmy.world 11 months ago
But back in reality, there are many more evil corporations than one, so lumping them all together into one “pile of filth” only serves to limit your understanding and ability to fight against them. If you don’t like corporations, punishing a corporation for helping their supplier illegally destroy a competitor should be something you are in favor of, and labeling it “corporate infighting” does nothing but miseducate people to the underlying issue.
mriormro@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This is a very childish view of the world.