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I wonder if it's even possible to address this through improving the default UI. That seems to make the assumption that Motorola/HTC/etc use their UIs to addres

I wonder if it's even possible to address this through improving the default UI. That seems to make the assumption that Motorola/HTC/etc use their UIs to address deficiencies in the base product ("Android UI inferiority complex"?), when really they're mostly there to differentiate their products. Who wants to be a clone maker?

mikecane 16y ago
>>>Who wants to be a clone maker? Given the success of Windows, I'd say many wouldn't mind being one as long as the money flowed in, as it did with Windows. A certain base UI is needed so that the user experience is mostly consistent across hardware. When you get to tablets, there's no need for the four buttons required by a handset -- yet there's nothing in the current software that does that. Google would be wise to let vendors differentiate with the main home screen as a sop to HTC and Motorola's customizations. It's the main home screen that makes people notice a handset from a distance on a store shelf.