Well that's just one example, but I don't agree with your logic here. It may only be a few people, but it should also be a very very easy thing to implement.
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That's the thing about iOS. Apple decides on what they think a better user experience is and then people take it (and accept it). I'm not necessarily saying that's always a bad thing, but it is based on their perception. M$ (eg, W8/8.1) and Google (constant ending of applications) are just as guilty of this as well. But it's nice to have the ability to customize things to ways you want. You just have to live with the shortcomings of whatever ecosystem you choose.
I'm a super-techie person, and I visit tech forums all the time. Honestly for the longest time the ability to "customize" was always touted by Android fans as the #1 differentiator. While it may be true, I really wonder how important that ability is. Sure you can go over to the android forums and stare in awe at people's "comic sans" system fonts, their custom icon packs, and their anime themed backgrounds.... but how representative are they of the market?
Even as a super techie user, I never once "customized" the icons or the home screen layout of any of my Android phones. I just never felt the need or desire to.
In Product Management there are several KEY considerations that need to be made before developing a product:
- Is the problem pervasive in the market...aka do a large number of the target audience experience the problem?
- Is the problem urgent in the minds of users?
- Will people pay to solve the problem?
I suspect that Apple did their market research and decided that the answer to one or more of the above questions was no.