Tuned up Taste?

I vaguely remember spotting those words decorating my latest purchased 2 liter of Diet Mountain Dew. Then I tried it. Something was clearly different. Yes, they actually changed the taste of the soda. To me, it tastes more like Mello Yello.

May I point out that when both Mountain Dew and Mello Yello are available, I don't choose to buy Mello Yello?

Just remember: New Coke succeeded at making Coke taste more like Pepsi, but despite the Pepsi Challenge, people weren't interested in drinking a different-tasting beverage. (Or, if you're a conspiracy theorist, New Coke succeeded in allowing Coke to swap from sugar to corn syrup, with no one noticing.)

I can always buy other sodas. Hopefully, Code Red Diet Mountain Dew isn't being altered.

**UPDATE**

Thanks to Afterglide, here are some suggestions on what you can do to restore Diet Mountain Dew:

1. Phone Pepsico customer service at (800) 433-2652 to register your preference for the original formula.
2. Sign the petition.
3. Boycott all Pepsico products other than the classic Diet Dew.

**UPDATE 2**

The reason for the different taste? The sweetener has gone from aspartame to a combination of aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose. That's a similar approach to the various Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi variants that have been released (and not to a lot of success, right?).