[nysv]

You are right, I have but a little anecdotal evidence. In my experience there does exists a group of designers who view Apple to be the gospel of UI design, which can sometimes lead to them ignoring other schools of thought.

[tomelders]

So if I've got this right... It's those nasty lazy designerses fault, and has nothing to do with Androids colossal shortcomings either as a platform to develop for, or to earn a living from?

[nysv]

No. And I said, these designers are a minority. Android is definitely hard to get "right" design-wise, but it can be done.

But if all you are trying to do is make it look like iOS, you are on the wrong track.

Monetization issues are a separate problem as far as I can see. While money can shift priorities, but shouldn't affect design.