If they really wanted to be with it they'd have Mayor McCheese and the Hamburgler host a podcast, but techno-innovator McDonald's, which already started adding WiFi to some of its restaurants, is market testing a kiosk called the Blaze Net which lets patrons buy music and ringtones, surf the web, and print out digital photos while this would seem like the death of rock'n'roll if it hadn't already died this week. (crazy frog, irritating ringtone, number one)
That actually isnt a bad idea.
Greasy food+ Some not so clean conditions= I wonder how they'll keep their keyboards clean.
don't like this, not one bit. before we know it they'll be giving away prepaid cell phones in their happy meals whose target demographic is 2nd graders.
Do people really need DRM-crippled music SO BADLY that they can't wait to purchase it until they get home from a fast food joint?
I mean, really. I go to mcdonald's for quick, unhealthy food. Not for salads, photo viewing, web browsing, and especially not for music.
And guess what, your stupid face close-up ads featuring a "totally hip" Mulatto with earphones on aren't going to convince me to buy crippled MP3's while I chomp on my Mcnuggets. Sweet jesus.
So, Are they going to call this McTunes or McPhotos?
Coca-cola + Kiosks = sticky balls of hair and 1/2 chewed fries.
The chances that McDonald's demographics will figure out and use this kiosk are about zero ..
. another marketing executive's wet dream. And this thing has the aesthetics of a Swiss bus-token dispenser .
.. I can already see it's gleaming aluminum facade smothered with the grease, ketchup and spilled diet soda.
Finally! you can print a picture of that fat guy who's dancing to the beat of his recently downloaded tunes while he's waiting in line for his 5th Big Mac; all under one roof. I can hear the lawsuits printing out now.
.. I worked for a Media company called "BlazeNet": Hmmm.
.. who thinks up these names?
Man, McDonald's is really making a go at being the wal-mart of fast food. I just saw that sign for the fruit and walnut salad and I was thinking that. Now you really can do everything there.
My input: they need some sort of napping area.
How are they gonna fit these next to the RedBox DVD stations? Which, incidentally, kick ass.
#5 - the article talks about how it will burn the music to CD's. Granted, it doesn't say that they if they mean as an audio CD or as data files, but my guess is you can get the stuff as audio cd's - which would make it not DRM'ed. And I actually like McDonald's salads, especially with the crispy chicken.
McDonald's is good for one thing, and one thing only: a toilet stop when you're travelling.
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