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Surprised with the naming, did Google just miss a great opportunity for collaborating with candy manufacturers like they did with Nestle for Android 4.4 'KitKat

• tjungblut 8y ago
  me too, but what would be a world-renowned candy that starts with 'P'?
  • mikeevans 8y ago
    Pez?
  • bitmapbrother 8y ago
    Pie seems consistent with their infatuation of the number and it just makes sense from a dessert naming perspective.
  • NSAID 8y ago
    I was pulling for (unbranded) Petit four https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit_four https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit_four
    • yoz-y 8y ago
      I've been living in France for 16 years and eaten a lot of petits fours. Today I learned that they can be sweet? I've never seen somebody use the term for sweet foot.
      • sjwright 8y ago
        I live in Australia and I only ever see petits fours used to describe small sweet morsels served at the end of fine dining (a three course meal, a tasting menu or degustation) often delivered with your order of coffee or tea. https://www.google.com/search?q=dinner+course+menu+petits+fours+pdf+site%3A.au https://www.google.com/search?q=dinner+course+menu+petits+fo...
    • peshkira 8y ago
      Android 1.1 was called Petit Four
  • binomialxenon 8y ago
    Why not Popsicle? It doesn't have to be strictly candy.
  • ythn 8y ago
    Payday Peanut Brittle Popcorn Popsicle
    • TeMPOraL 8y ago
      > Popsicle Wait what, did someone trademark this name?
      • aslkdjaslkdj1 8y ago
        Almost 100 years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popsicle_(brand) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popsicle_(brand)
      • skykooler 8y ago
        Yes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popsicle_(brand) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popsicle_(brand) It was invented by Frank Epperson, who left stirring sticks in fruit juice that was left to freeze. He called it the Eppsicle, as a combination of Epperson + icicle, but his kids started calling it "Popsicle" (as they called him Pop), and the name stuck. The name is now owned by Unilever.
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• jkaplowitz 8y ago
  Only KitKat and Oreo have been branded. The rest have been generic dessert names.
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• rsynnott 8y ago
  That was a pretty strange and off putting piece of marketing, IMO.
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