Android now has its own design language, for 4.0 onward. Looks very smooth and well thought-out. And also, <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/01/holo-everywhere.html">"We’ve made the inclusion of the unmodified Holo theme family a compatibility requirement for devices running Android 4.0 and forward. If the device has Android Market it will have the Holo themes as they were originally designed."</a>, Is this the end of skinning a la Samsung TouchWiz and HTC Sense?

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