I want to tell everyone something that may be common knowledge, and it may not: I like sweets. In some cases I LOVE sweets. Ben and Jerry’s “Cherry Garcia” ice cream, Dunkin’ Donuts’ Boston Creme’s, various flavors of pies and cookies, the list goes on. In fact, as I look over that last line, my mouth waters for English Toffee. To say I couldn’t get enough of them would be a partial understatement; no one likes a stomach ache. I’ll even say that sweets and desserts are one of my umpteen food groups, next to (nearly) anything deep-fried, baked, broiled or boiled.
“Oh-kay… Now that we know you have a sweet tooth, where are you going with this?”
As everyone knows, there’s a rumor flying around that the wacky bakers in Mountain View are supposed to be serving up some Gingerbread for the Nexus One, supposedly today in fact. Now I won’t lie, I’ve been trolling the Web, looking for some sign that the tweet posted by Alvaro Fuentes (@kron0x) of the OHA has some truth to it. I’ve even entertained the idea of flashing my Nexus One back to stock, just in the hope that I would receive such a phantom update. Keyword: entertained, because CyanogenMod 6 still graces her naughty bits. Still, all of the possibilities that have been floating around about “Gingerbread-this” and “Gingerbread-that” got me to thinking: . o O (Is Google fattening us loyalists up for the kill?)
Side note: Feel free to comment on my thought-bubble. You can only do so much with text.
Let’s take a quick look-see. Unlike HTC, who has NO base for their random hardware code-names (although “Passion” seems to fit the Nexus One to a T), Google has taken akin to using pastries and other sugary goodness to name their releases. Now as far as this man on the street knows, we have Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, FroYo, Gingerbread, and Honeycomb, with Ice Cream even being thrown around in some circles. Notice the similarities; these are not just yummy desserts and pastries, they’re also alphabetically correct. And therein lies my concern. What happens when they get to the letter Z? Notice how I didn’t say the word “if”; at this rate, Google will hit the letter Z. But what happens AFTER that?
Do I think that Google will give up the goat once they run out of letters? Absolutely not. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if Google places the source code for each release in a time capsule, to be dug up 150 years later and revamped by those smarter than we. However, I do worry that there’s only so many pies a bakery can have for sale, and once they’re gone, a lot of users are going to have a sour taste in their mouths.
To be fair, I found a dessert that actually begins with the letter Z. Who’s hungry for Zeppoli? I’m not, but it sounds like Ben & Jerry are whispering in my ear…
