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Aaagh! Why these infantile names?
OK, I admit to being a bit of a grump these days, but why are we seeing platforms, software, OS's etc wuth such kiddy names?
Ice cream sandwich Jelly Bean Raspberry Pi. What's the thinking behind it? Indeed is there any?
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I think the worst is key lime pie.
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I quite like them, it's more fun than iOS4, iOS5, iOS6, etc.
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At least there's a lot of them, Apple is running out of wild felines, the next OSX will have to be called Hello Kitty.
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At least Eclipse uses more grown-up names: Europa, Ganymede, Galileo, Helios, Indigo, Juno.
Don't know why there is no F and 2 G's though. |
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OK, I admit to being a bit of a grump these days, but why are we seeing platforms, software, OS's etc wuth such kiddy names?
Ice cream sandwich Jelly Bean Raspberry Pi. What's the thinking behind it? Indeed is there any? ![]() |
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Android is named alphebetically with each version. Its also name after a desert.
So it goes, A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice cream sandwich, Jelly bean, Key lime pie etc... Not really kiddy names, and like mentioned above there are still version numbers |
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Android is named alphebetically with each version. Its also name after a desert.
So it goes, A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice cream sandwich, Jelly bean, Key lime pie etc... Not really kiddy names, and like mentioned above there are still version numbers Oh my word. I have been using these names for ages but hadn't realised they were in alphabetical order! I always struggled to remember which order they came in - now it's easy! Doh! |
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Android is named alphebetically with each version. Its also name after a desert.
So it goes, A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice cream sandwich, Jelly bean, Key lime pie etc... Not really kiddy names, and like mentioned above there are still version numbers |
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Yeh, I would like to see more fancy/classy deserts rather than snack ones aha.
I missed out cupcake btw. Forgot about that one. |
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So it goes, A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K
Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice cream sandwich, Jelly bean, Key lime pie etc... ![]() Edit: I see you beat me to it lol |
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Looks up froyo. I expected it to be something more exciting than shoving some yoghurt into a freezer.
![]() I don't mind the naming system, I just don't like the name key lime pie! |
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no-ones mentioned ubuntu yet....
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I think android should bring out apple pie
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I think android should bring out apple pie
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A and B were named after robots....A for Astro and B for Bender....then they switched to desserts starting with C for Cupcake...Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, K(ey Lime Pie).....gosh it's so fun typing that....
![]() ![]() ![]() And don't get me starting on Windows... Their naming scheme must be made up by a child or a crazy man called ballmer
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And don't get me starting on Windows..., Their naming scheme must be made up by a child or a crazy man called ballmer ![]() |
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I think the names are kinda fun, it's the reason I like the way Apple name OSX after cats. Names like iOS1, iOS2... S just boring.
And don't get me starting on Windows... Their naming scheme must be made up by a child or a crazy man called ballmer ![]() http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...soft_codenames |
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What's the difference?
Also ME still gives me nightmares... |
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Atleast iOS versions make sence but Windiws 7 is not the seventh version of windows, didn't even run a seventh version of the NT kernel, no one could explain where the 7 came from.
Also ME still gives me nightmares... Windows 1 Windows 2 Windows 3 Windows 95 and 98 and ME (Windows 4) Windows XP (Windows 5) Windows Vista (Windows 6) Windows 7 Windows 8 Makes perfect sense to me. |
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Depends how you look at things with Windows
Windows 1 Windows 2 Windows 3 Windows 95 and 98 and ME (Windows 4) Windows XP (Windows 5) Windows Vista (Windows 6) Windows 7 Windows 8 Makes perfect sense to me. These were paid for new versions of windows, and sold as such, not minor updates... No more minor than vista to 7 or Windows 1 to 2. |
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Well you if you combine 3 major OS releases into 1 sure lol...
These were paid for new versions of windows, and sold as such, not minor updates... No more minor than vista to 7 or Windows 1 to 2. |
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98 and ME were polished versions of 95. And Windows 7 was used for marketing reasons to get away from Vista. Seem logical - from a marketing view.
It wasn't the seventh retail edition of windows, even Windows guys such as Paul Thurrott agrees that it makes no sense. |
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Indeed it's 7 because it suited Microsoft to be so, no other reason, windows 3 was just a polished version is 1 and 2.
It wasn't the seventh retail edition of windows, even Windows guys such as Paul Thurrott agrees that it makes no sense. |
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