> I don't understand why manufacturers simply don't offer a stock Android variant. When the hardware is commoditized, manufacturers need to distinguish themsel

> I don't understand why manufacturers simply don't offer a stock Android variant. When the hardware is commoditized, manufacturers need to distinguish themselves by offering a unique software experience. That's what they are all trying to do. Unfortunately, most of them aren't any good at it, and the UIs they come up with are usually worse than stock Android. But if they offered stock Android, they would have to compete on hardware alone, and they are just slapping commodity parts together like everyone else except Apple.