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|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''<br/>''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''
 
|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''<br/>''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''
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|bawsaq = {{BAWSAQ/Slider}} '''BTR'''
 
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'''Mobile Phones'''
 
'''Mobile Phones'''
 
*[[BitterSweet Email Device|bitterSweet Email Device]]
 
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{{Quote|The original handheld weapon of mass procrastination.|Description at [[Bawsaq.com]].}}
The '''BitterSweet'''Ā is a phone companyĀ advertised heavily in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''. The BitterSweet is a parody of the [[wikipedia:BlackBerry|RIM Blackberry]] electronic device, and is advertised as highly addictive, and highly annoying. The motto for BitterSweet is ''Be Everywhere. And Nowhere''.
 
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'''BitterSweet''' ([[BAWSAQ]]: BTR)Ā (stylized as "'''bitterSweet'''") is a phone companyĀ advertised heavily in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''. The player can buy stocks from then in the [[Bawsaq.com]] website in GTA V.
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==Description==
 
The BitterSweet is a parody of the [[wp:BlackBerry|RIM Blackberry]] electronic device, and is advertised as highly addictive, and highly annoying. The motto for BitterSweet is ''Be Everywhere. And Nowhere''.
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== Bittersweet Advertisements ==
 
== Bittersweet Advertisements ==
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[[Image:Bittersweet-GTA4-advert.png|border|right|195px|BitterSweet Phone]]
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[[Image:Bittersweet-GTA4-advert.png|thumb|right|195px|BitterSweet Phone]]
 
The advertising for the BitterSweet focuses mainly on user testimonials, and prides itself on being "always connected, perpetually disconnected". Commercials focus mainly on the annoyances of the RIM Blackberry, such as loud alerts and a constant blinking red light for unimportant emails, the device taking most of the owners' attention ([http://blog.laptopmag.com/top-ten-signs-youre-a-blackberry-addict The "Blackberry Disease"]) and missing out on family functions. Though the BitterSweet is constantly mentioned in-game, it is not obtainable.
 
The advertising for the BitterSweet focuses mainly on user testimonials, and prides itself on being "always connected, perpetually disconnected". Commercials focus mainly on the annoyances of the RIM Blackberry, such as loud alerts and a constant blinking red light for unimportant emails, the device taking most of the owners' attention ([http://blog.laptopmag.com/top-ten-signs-youre-a-blackberry-addict The "Blackberry Disease"]) and missing out on family functions. Though the BitterSweet is constantly mentioned in-game, it is not obtainable.
   
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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*Sometimes when you bump into civilians they'll yell "My BitterSweet!" in a panicky tone, implying their BitterSweet got damaged. This might be a reference to modern phones breaking really easily.
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*Sometimes, when you bump into [[Pedestrians|civilians]], they'll yell "My BitterSweet!" in a panicky tone, implying their BitterSweet got damaged.
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*The name is also a pun on the sperm's taste. Another example of [[Rockstar Games|Rockstar's]] adult humor.
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*The name is also a pun on a blackberry's taste.
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* The logo is also styled to BlackBerry's font & style.
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== Notable Owners ==
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* [[Franklin Clinton]]. His phone is manufactured by BitterSweet, but the operating system is Drone. (a parody of Android Operating System.)
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==Gallery==
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bittersweet-phone-gta-v-ng.jpg|Franklin's phone in first-person.
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bittersweet-phone-gta-v-ng2.jpg|Ditto, close-up.
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Franklin2.jpg|Franklin's BitterSweet as seen on the Social Club page.
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Franklin_Holding_Phone.jpg|Franklin receiving a phone call from Simeon in first-person.
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</gallery>
   
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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[[Category:Communications]]
 
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[[Category:Businesses in GTA V]]

Revision as of 07:07, 20 December 2014

Template:Phone Company

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The original handheld weapon of mass procrastination.
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ā€” Description at Bawsaq.com.

BitterSweet (BAWSAQ: BTR) (stylized as "bitterSweet") is a phone company advertised heavily in Grand Theft Auto IV. The player can buy stocks from then in the Bawsaq.com website in GTA V.

Description

The BitterSweet is a parody of the RIM Blackberry electronic device, and is advertised as highly addictive, and highly annoying. The motto for BitterSweet is Be Everywhere. And Nowhere.

Bittersweet Advertisements

File:Bittersweet-GTA4-advert.png

BitterSweet Phone

The advertising for the BitterSweet focuses mainly on user testimonials, and prides itself on being "always connected, perpetually disconnected". Commercials focus mainly on the annoyances of the RIM Blackberry, such as loud alerts and a constant blinking red light for unimportant emails, the device taking most of the owners' attention (The "Blackberry Disease") and missing out on family functions. Though the BitterSweet is constantly mentioned in-game, it is not obtainable.

External links

Trivia

  • Sometimes, when you bump into civilians, they'll yell "My BitterSweet!" in a panicky tone, implying their BitterSweet got damaged.
  • The name is also a pun on a blackberry's taste.
  • The logo is also styled to BlackBerry's font & style.

Notable Owners

  • Franklin Clinton. His phone is manufactured by BitterSweet, but the operating system is Drone. (a parody of Android Operating System.)

Gallery

See Also