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Re:The Elves Leave Middle Earth – Sodas Are No Longer Free (... by rootusrootus on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @06:30PM (#31575716)
I once heard that Microsoft subsidized caffeinated soda, but you had to pay for the caffeine-free options. That may just be an old wives' tale.
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Re:The Elves Leave Middle Earth – Sodas Are No Longer Free (... by umeshunni on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @10:03PM (#31577226)
I'm pretty sure that's not true (worked at Microsoft in the 2000s).

Talking Rain was a popular caffeine-free soda there.

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Re:The Elves Leave Middle Earth – Sodas Are No Longer Free (... by rootusrootus on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @10:27AM (#31582252)
To be fair, I was told this back in the early 90s. It is the kind of policy that could easily come and go, maybe a couple times, in 10 years.
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