I didn't hear any customer beg for a customized version of Android. Rather "stock Android" seems to be a selling point nowadays. It's just a bunch of marketing

I didn't hear any customer beg for a customized version of Android. Rather "stock Android" seems to be a selling point nowadays. It's just a bunch of marketing weenies looking for "an unique opportunity to put focus on the brand". Seldom I see things (like multitasking in some Samsung devices before it came to Android) that would really help the end user.