Google might want to rethink its Android naming game

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Google needs your help with names.
Google needs your help with names.
Photo: Google

Asking the public to name your product is one of the worst ideas in the world, just ask the captain of Boaty McBoatface.

Google is undeterred though and has decided to take name suggestions for the next version of Android, which for now is officially called ‘Google N-Word’. This is a disaster waiting to happen.

Any names starting with ‘N’ are fair game, and while Google usually picks desert for its names, Twitter has some funner name ideas in mind.

Here are the best suggestions so far:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1IocBl_5UM

https://twitter.com/co60ca/status/733047221931921408

https://twitter.com/Hamwado/status/733024345652617218

https://twitter.com/kwameopam/status/732995087672745988

https://twitter.com/dcseifert/status/732969915716489217

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