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Re: Kit Kat's homepage is currently a parody of Android announcement page

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Post by vacri »

untog wrote: post #25

This honestly makes me wonder: what is the point of web sites for stuff like KitKat? Clearly, they can replace the entire thing for the purposes of a joke so it can't be that high up there. Who visits those sites? What do they do on them? The Nestle/Hersheys site, sure. Standard corporate stuff. But a site specifically for KitKat? EDIT: there seems to be some confusion in the replies. I am not talking about this joke…

Kids exploring about things they like; beating domain squatters; point of contact for journalists (even doing soft feelgood articles); marketing campaigns driven from the site; merely establishing an online presence is cheap, once you have IT staff anyway...

Re: Kit Kat's homepage is currently a parody of Android announcement page

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Post by devbin »

lifeisstillgood wrote: post #136
oneeyedpigeon wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find the thought of dead babies in Africa tends to put me off my confectionary.

You got an upvote from me simply for knowing about it but perhaps you want to provide more references to Nestles baby formula history etc Start here : http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestlé_boycott

Doesn't matter in the US. As Kitkat sold in the US is made by Hershey. http://www.hersheys.com/kitkat.aspx

Re: Kit Kat's homepage is currently a parody of Android announcement page

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Post by omegant »

fnordfnordfnord wrote: post #55
nostromo wrote: post #16

I was laughing at this parody. Then, I found myself wanting a KitKat. Perhaps there's something to this presentation style after all!

They've coordinated their joke with http://www.android.com/kitkat/

More like Kitkat bought the next android name.. nice move.

Re: Kit Kat's homepage is currently a parody of Android announcement page

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Post by mmanfrin »

lifeisstillgood wrote: post #136
oneeyedpigeon wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find the thought of dead babies in Africa tends to put me off my confectionary.

You got an upvote from me simply for knowing about it but perhaps you want to provide more references to Nestles baby formula history etc Start here : http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestlé_boycott

For what it's worth, KitKats in the US are made by Hersheys (admittedly which have their own moral issues, i.e. the 'intern' business).

Re: Kit Kat's homepage is currently a parody of Android announcement page

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Post by dredwerker »

citricsquid wrote: post #54
haimez wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm only a little ashamed to admit, I bought a KitKat today.

Did you run your finger along the tinfoil to cut it perfectly in half? That is a staple of every Britons childhood.

and the tinfoil was a handy way for heroin users to cook up as it was the cheapest way to buy a bit of tinfoil from a petrol station.

Re: Kit Kat's homepage is currently a parody of Android announcement page

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Post by KRoP »

nohuck13 wrote: post #134
Everlag wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Man, apple is such a closed system. People aren't allowed to mod it at all without breaking through the layers of obfuscation and bollocks. Further more, kitkat is basically open source with how it gives you the tech specs and all those sweet diagrams. If you want a closed system that accepts no mods or changes, go apple. If you desire something more open go kitkat!

I'm not sure that was what jahewson meant.

Apple as in the fruit.

Re: Kit Kat's homepage is currently a parody of Android announcement page

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Post by alan_cx »

citricsquid wrote: post #54
haimez wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm only a little ashamed to admit, I bought a KitKat today.

Did you run your finger along the tinfoil to cut it perfectly in half? That is a staple of every Britons childhood.

Was it a life's ambition to find a Kit-Kat finger made of only chocolate, rendering it merely a small thin bar of chocolate?

I found a half all solid chocolate finger once. Made my day!!!

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