I've seen many people on many different websites and forums post about "How Android was meant to be", and that Nexus devices were the only acceptable devices software wise. Many people have said that pure, stock Android was the way that Android is supposed to be, and that manufacturer skins are "ugly", "useless" or "bloated". Now, I respect that opinion, but I disagree that stock Android is the way Android was meant to be.
I feel that Android's open-source nature is meant to be tinkered with. It was made that way for developers to be able to make apps that do all types of things and so manufacturers can make a device unique, to really make a device their own. People say that all Android devices should come with stock Android, with differences only in hardware, and I disagree. I think that the software is what makes Android really shine, and when manufacturers add their own skins to a product, it makes it unique, an experience that you can only get on said phone, by said manufacturer. I understand that everyone can have an opinion, and I for one think stock Android is excellent, but I don't think that stock Android is the only way to go. After all, if Google only wanted pure, stock Android on everything, why would they make it open-source? They could've made it closed-source like iOS, if they only wanted stock Android. I was just wondering if anyone else felt that manufacturer skins added some quality or uniqueness to a product that stock Android just couldn't provide.
Or maybe it's just me that thinks that. Oh well.
I feel that Android's open-source nature is meant to be tinkered with. It was made that way for developers to be able to make apps that do all types of things and so manufacturers can make a device unique, to really make a device their own. People say that all Android devices should come with stock Android, with differences only in hardware, and I disagree. I think that the software is what makes Android really shine, and when manufacturers add their own skins to a product, it makes it unique, an experience that you can only get on said phone, by said manufacturer. I understand that everyone can have an opinion, and I for one think stock Android is excellent, but I don't think that stock Android is the only way to go. After all, if Google only wanted pure, stock Android on everything, why would they make it open-source? They could've made it closed-source like iOS, if they only wanted stock Android. I was just wondering if anyone else felt that manufacturer skins added some quality or uniqueness to a product that stock Android just couldn't provide.
Or maybe it's just me that thinks that. Oh well.