McDonald's to give away billion iTunes songs

Would you like some McFries with your iTunes, Sir? General Rules: * Free promotional iTunes expire after 30 days or 30 playbacks, whichever comes first. * Free promotional iTunes not transferrable to any other computer, or standalone portable playback device. * Free promotional iTunes not separately burnable on CD media. * Free promotional iTunes contain short ad-based message, "You deserve a break today" and "Pepsi-It's the real thing" after each song playback. * Winners must download song prizes within 25 days of submitting winning stubs. * All tunes must be selected from special 'Winners' section of website. Full subscriber-based iTunes library not available to winners of this promotion. * Taxes not included. Applicable state/provincial sales taxes will be payable and charged to winners' credit account. Major bank card required. * Minimum $10 McDonald's purchase necessary. * Winners must agree to having their privacy invaded and photograps taken for promotional purposes. [While driving away from the drive-through window....} "Hey! This is the third time in a row those stoopid $%##s got my order wrong!!! And WHERE'S my salt and ketchup?? I TOLD THEM I wanted salt and ketchup! Ahhhrrgghhhhhh !!!!!!!!!! -- A Public Service Message brought to you from A_Klingon --

Mike, you forgot one: Coupon's cash value is $0.000000000000001

(small rant ...) You know, it's funny (sad) really. Last week I drove through the take out section, and I haven't been to McD's in almost a year. I ordered enough food for (about) 2-1/2 people. (I munched on some fries on the way home). It cost $16.70. It used to cost something like $6 - $8 for this size order. And yes, they got the order wrong. (again). The 'fish filet' was missing. Not worth driving back and waiting in line again. As a taxi-driver of some four years, I can't remember how often I've driven passengers through McD's only to have them discover that their order was all buggered up, or how often I've turned the taxi-meter Off, so that we could go back and get their order fixed up without costing the passenger an arm and a leg. I know their staff are on their feet all day and completely underpaid - the problem lies much higher in the McD hierarchy. And no one _there_ cares much. You joke about coupons. Well, it says on a sign (before you go to the order window) to tell the person taking your order, that you _have_ a coupon. That way, they can deduct the coupon's value from the order. Well, I had a coupon. I told them. They charged me the full amount anyway. How did they make up for this gaffe? Too embarrased to tell me about it at the checkout window, they slipped a new (similar) 'free' coupon in with my order (which as I say, they still got wrong anyway). Makes you wonder....... I think McD's needs to look at a little more than giving away free iTunes. (Thanx for the rant).

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According to sources, both Pepsi and McDonald's are paying full retail price of $0.99 to Apple for the songs, so theoretically Apple has managed to boost iTunes' revenues by $1.1bn with these two deals. Obviously the reality will be slightly lower as many of the promotion winners wont be using their coupons at all.

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