Citizen Coyote
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This reminds me of when the first screen shots of Blizzard's PC game Diablo 3 were released, and people complained that it was "too colorful," "not gritty," "cartoony," and had "ruined the game," usually in less polite language.
You're certainly entitled to your opinion that Material Design has ruined Android, but given the generally positive media reviews of MD since the Android L preview release, I think it's safe to say you're in the minority and MD is here to stay for the life of Lollipop. Thankfully, you're on an Android device, so you can change much of how your device looks through icons, themes, and even ROMs if you care to learn the inner workings of your device. And hey, if you're lucky perhaps Android M will tone it down (like how Jellybean toned down the Tron aspect of Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich).
I wouldn't be upset if Santa Google dropped a dark theme version of MD down my phone's chimney in the coming months, however.
You're certainly entitled to your opinion that Material Design has ruined Android, but given the generally positive media reviews of MD since the Android L preview release, I think it's safe to say you're in the minority and MD is here to stay for the life of Lollipop. Thankfully, you're on an Android device, so you can change much of how your device looks through icons, themes, and even ROMs if you care to learn the inner workings of your device. And hey, if you're lucky perhaps Android M will tone it down (like how Jellybean toned down the Tron aspect of Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich).
I wouldn't be upset if Santa Google dropped a dark theme version of MD down my phone's chimney in the coming months, however.