As many of you know, HTC is currently examining ways for current One users to convert to the "Nexus Experience" and run plain, vanilla, nearly-stock Android. Would you make the switch?
No, stock android is boring to me as ios on iPhone. Took back my nexus 7 for that reason.
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I don't understand this - you can still do whatever you want with it, no?
Yeah but you won't have Zoe's, or Beats audio support on Stock Android. You could replace blinkfeed with something you'd prefer, but you could do that on a stock One anyway by using a different launcher, then you'd get to keep all the hardware features and application support, while getting a more Android feel out of it. And in the end, because the OS would know you don't have a menu button on the hardware, it's going to show up on screen anyway for those apps that haven't switched to the holo standards. Blame Samsung for not making that happen sooner.
Personally I don't see Sense as being in the way. Android is pretty raw, It's like comparing a Honda with a '72 Ford Bronco.
Yeah, I agree, but I don't see how stock android is "boring". It may lack the particular features of the camera and that is why I wouldn't switch. Everything else I don't care. Plus, future upgrades from google means a lot.
I actually feel that the sense launcher is atrocious, and replaced it with a launcher on day one. I wanted to like it but, it just was unusable to me - coming from long history of custom roms and alternate launchers.
Depends on if they can keep zoes/highlights/burst modes
Well, the Google Edition HTC One is said to maintain Beats Audio, so if they allow users of current One's to install a stock Android I'd assume the ROM would be the same as the official 'Google Edition' so you wouldn't loose Beats Audio support.