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Looks like Android has done it too: http://www.android.com/kitkat/ http://www.android.com/kitkat/

by lake99 13y ago

adhipg 13y ago
KitKat is the actual name of the next version of Android (4.4). HN discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6321940 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6321940
- lake99 13y ago
  Thanks for the heads-up. I really can't keep up with HN!
- eksith 13y ago
  Could this be some sort of cross-promotion? The Android page shows actual KitKat bars, logo and all. Edit: Spoke too soon. Looks like it is!
ctdonath 13y ago
Nothing says "solid, responsive, enterprise-grade, consumer-pleasing data access" like candy. (Yes, I know this complaint is old, and dessert/snack is the Android naming theme. Nobody is buying in because of the meme; a lot of people are opting out because of it.)
- Kylekramer 13y ago
  Could be way off, but I find the idea that people are opting out of Android due to dessert names very unlikely. Seems roughly equivalent to OS X (recently retired) cat names and I don't remember people staying away from Mac cause snow leopards don't convey the advantages of owning a Mac. Especially since I'd bet a vanishingly small amount of people who own Androids know the thing that runs their phone even has a code name. Google doesn't even sell Android in boxes with jelly beans on them like Apple used to do with cats.
  - deleted 13y ago
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- drivebyacct2 13y ago
  > a lot of people are opting out because of it No, they aren't.
- MichaelGG 13y ago
  >a lot of people are opting out because of it Uh citation that Android version code names affect "a lot" of people? Because I doubt any tech people care, and retail users are buying whatever and not stopping and saying "Oh, code name Jelly Bean? Screw that I'll buy an iPhone."
- ArekDymalski 13y ago
  Most mormal people don't even know that their phone's OS has such a thing like version, code name etc. Actually there are people who don't know what OS is and which one they use.
  - yaddayadda 13y ago
    Who exactly are "mormal" people?
    - ArekDymalski 13y ago
      People who don't care about typos ;)

Looks like Android has done it too: http://www.android.com/kitkat/ http://www.android.com/kitkat/

by lake99 13y ago

Looks like Android has done it too: http://www.android.com/kitkat/ http://www.android.com/kitkat/

KitKat is the actual name of the next version of Android (4.4). HN discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6321940 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6321940

lake99 13y ago
Thanks for the heads-up. I really can't keep up with HN!
eksith 13y ago
Could this be some sort of cross-promotion? The Android page shows actual KitKat bars, logo and all. Edit: Spoke too soon. Looks like it is!

ctdonath 13y ago

Nothing says "solid, responsive, enterprise-grade, consumer-pleasing data access" like candy. (Yes, I know this complaint is old, and dessert/snack is the Android naming theme. Nobody is buying in because of the meme; a lot of people are opting out because of it.)

Kylekramer 13y ago
Could be way off, but I find the idea that people are opting out of Android due to dessert names very unlikely. Seems roughly equivalent to OS X (recently retired) cat names and I don't remember people staying away from Mac cause snow leopards don't convey the advantages of owning a Mac. Especially since I'd bet a vanishingly small amount of people who own Androids know the thing that runs their phone even has a code name. Google doesn't even sell Android in boxes with jelly beans on them like Apple used to do with cats.
- deleted 13y ago
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drivebyacct2 13y ago
> a lot of people are opting out because of it No, they aren't.
MichaelGG 13y ago
>a lot of people are opting out because of it Uh citation that Android version code names affect "a lot" of people? Because I doubt any tech people care, and retail users are buying whatever and not stopping and saying "Oh, code name Jelly Bean? Screw that I'll buy an iPhone."
ArekDymalski 13y ago
Most mormal people don't even know that their phone's OS has such a thing like version, code name etc. Actually there are people who don't know what OS is and which one they use.
- yaddayadda 13y ago
  Who exactly are "mormal" people?
  - ArekDymalski 13y ago
    People who don't care about typos ;)