Recently Microsoft in an advertising and marketing ploy in cohorts with Burger King, released a Windows 7 Whopper with 7 patties. Beef is expensive in Japan, and these are being sold at 777 yen or 9$ a burger; needless to say a good deal . But its only for the first 30 customers. I wanted to post a comment left on CNN - for the spokeswoman who ate one of these burgers ( and helped boost CNN spotlight as well & the burger ! ). Her sentiments echo the very concerns myself and surely others must have felt.
--- left by Nina Medeiros
I find it alarming that this broadcast casually encourages the consumption of more than 2000 calories in a single meal when close to one out of every three people in The United States is overweight or obese. As a nation we continue to glamorize both excess and consumption with little acknowledgment of the cost. With upwards of $147 billion dollars spent on obesity-related health care just last year, we are starting to hear more truth about food, but until the media changes its attitude we will be a long way from truly beginning the fight against obesity. Obesity is a deadly disease. It is robbing people all over the country of living healthy and productive lives. Shame on Microsoft for collaborating with Burger King to dream up this excess. It seems they will stop at nothing to compete for dollar bills. What a shame that one of the most powerful media organizations in the world has chosen to reward them for it.