Why This Is What Samsung Is Calling Ice Cream Sandwich

post from Daring Fireball on 18 March 2012 03:02:42 PM. © Daring Fireball

JR Raphael is upset that Samsung’s version of Ice Cream Sandwich doesn’t look like Google’s:

Here’s the thing: In baking its proprietary TouchWiz skin into thesoftware, Samsung has watered down the Ice Cream Sandwichexperience and delivered a UI that’s barely different from whatyou have now.

I understand the frustration if you’re a technically savvy user who owns a Galaxy S II and who wants the pure Google Android 4 experience. The problem is, the vast majority of Galaxy S II users are not technically savvy, have no idea what “Ice Cream Sandwich” is, and, most importantly, would totally freak out if they OK’d an over-the-air software update that completely changed the entire UI of their phone.

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Read The Full Article:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19880/samsung_ice_cream_sandwich