[Dean's World] Ron Coleman: Does Macy's tell Gimbel's?

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Posted by Ron Coleman:
Does Macy's tell Gimbel's?
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1152142099.shtml


   [Coke-30s-Bottle-Logo-Round-Tin-Sign-C11751051.jpeg] Okay, so that
   [1]dates me a tad. Well, does Pepsi tell Coke -- that Coke employees
   are trying to sell Coca-Cola secrets to them?

   Of course [2]they do:

     Three people were charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with
     stealing confidential information, including a sample of a new
     drink, from The Coca-Cola Co. and trying to sell it to rival
     PepsiCo Inc.

     The suspects include a Coke executive's administrative assistant,
     Joya Williams, who is accused of rifling through corporate files
     and stuffing documents and a new Coca-Cola product into a personal
     bag. ... They are expected to appear before a federal magistrate
     judge on Thursday in Atlanta, where Coca-Cola is based.

     Pepsi spokesman Dave DeCecco said his company did what any
     responsible company would do in cooperating with Coke and the
     investigation.

     "Competition can sometimes be fierce, but also must be fair and
     legal," DeCecco said. "We're pleased the authorities and the FBI
     have identified the people responsible for this."

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   Pepsi did the right thing. Anyone who understands how real
   corporations and the law work, as opposed to the tinfoil hat crowd,
   knows that it would be patently unthinkable for Pepsi -- an
   established company with everything to lose if caught engaged in
   outright pilfering of its competitor's proprietary information -- to
   have done otherwise.

   Meanwhile, some very greedy, unethical people are in a world of
   trouble. The real thing.

References

   1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimbel's
   2. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060705/ap_on_bi_ge/coca_cola_trade_secrets_5