Android 4.4 to be called KitKat

[faithbw]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Yum!

Love it!

[Dulin's Books]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Yum!

i will eat every single one of those i can get my hands on

[afv011]

Originally Posted by holymadness

It’s fitting for an OS that fragments into different pieces.

Right, because all other OS-es have across-the-board support.

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Originally Posted by afv011

Right, because all other OS-es have across-the-board support.

While I understand what you're getting at, the situation is a bit different for Android. If you have an Android device that is a few months old when a new version of the OS is released, you will probably have to wait several months for an update (if it comes at all). It isn't exactly uncommon for Android devices to ship with a release of the OS that is older than what was available at the time of the devices' release either, and those devices are unlikely to receive an update.

That said, one of the goals of Android 4 is to separate a lot of the components from the core OS so that updates can be issued independent of the device developer. It doesn't solve the issue of fragmentation in the core OS, but it does reduce the fragmentation with many of the applications and libraries that ship with Android.

(Another that said: fragmentation is actually a benefit of Android. It has allowed Android to ship on many devices that it wouldn't have if tight control was exerted over the OS. This ranges from project boards for hobby electronics to consumer oriented game consoles.)

[ucfgrad93]

I hate this name.

[Teknikal]

Not a fan really either I'd actually be very surprised if money wasn't involved. Makes me wonder if one day android will be called Pepsi OS or something

[tubemonkey]

I wonder what Android "L" will bring us

[Istvan diVega]

I really don't give a toss about the name, only the version number and whatever added functionality/improved performance it brings. Call it whatever you want Google.

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I wonder what Android "L" will bring us

Well, Lucky Charms does have more marketing potential than lemon bars or licorice.

Though I do hope that Google doesn't go down this path any further. Naming a product after cheap junk food seems to cheapen the platform in my mind. Then again, an Android phone does have the nutritional value of a Kit Kat bar so maybe I was attributing to much value to Android in the first place.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Istvan diVega

I really don't give a toss about the name, only the version number and whatever added functionality/improved performance it brings. Call it whatever you want Google.

I bet you'd love Android Lutefisk

[Teknikal]

Just saw this advert I guess Nestle is using it to maximum effect already.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Teknikal

Just saw this advert I guess Nestle is using it to maximum effect already.

I saw it too. Eat your heart out Apple

Originally Posted by Teknikal

Just saw this advert I guess Nestle is using it to maximum effect already.

Okay, maybe it was worth it just for that advert.

[Istvan diVega]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I bet you'd love Android Lutefisk

That'd be kinda cool and would likely taste exactly as good as its namesake.

[ApK]

Originally Posted by pl001

This is unexpected but not all that surprising. Google is an advertising company after all.

Brilliant move by KitKat. Tacky move by Google. IMO that is.

Originally Posted by pl001

When a company sells its product names I don't think further explanation should be necessary. As I said, it's just my opinion.

I'm confused on several levels here.

It would not be Google selling the the product name, it would be Kit Kat, and you called them brilliant.

You acknowledge that Google is an ad company (ads pay for all the cool stuff so we users don't have to, which I love) then you insult them for it.