What's the Point of Android Skins?  Manufacturers just can't
leave Android alone. When they build Android devices, they've
got to customize. There's Samsung's TouchWiz, Motorola's
MotoBlur, HTC's Sense, and others. These customizations have
come to be known as skins.  Skins are a touchy subject.
Enthusiasts howl about how much better a phone would be if it
didn't even have a skin—if it just used stock Android, straight
from Google. Our readers scream about them every time we write
about a new Android phone. We grumble about them as loud as
anybody. It's enough to make you wonder just why the hell
manufacturers keep using skins at all. So, we asked them.  What
Is a Skin?  When Google releases the latest version of Android,
raw and naked to the world, phone manufacturers customize that
software for their phones and tablets. The OS alteration—the
skin—changes the look of the software and how it performs. But
let's get one thing straight: To manufacturers, "skin" is a
dirty word.  "This is a contentious topic," s