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Originally Posted by OregonLAN
Haha, sorry if I’ve offended anyone by my “ego tag” comment; it wasn’t directed towards anyone in specific…
Honestly, if someone wanted to take credit for and/or steal a .rom, it would be pretty easy to do given the tools available. IMHO, a simple tag in the system information is much more elegant than a silly customized start-up bitmap or animation.
As for the remarks about Telus startup animations, yes I think those should be removed too. If I download a .rom and it has another carriers branding, I will either remove the animation or simply not use the .rom on my phone.
As a “developer” of freeware applications, I see it all the time. Developers have very limited concern for aesthetics of their application. They take a perfectly functioning application and turn it into a steaming pile of ugly/unusable crap. With a delicate balance of functionality and aesthetics, you have yourself a “polished” application. This is why companies like Apple are doing so well in the marketplace. They technically don’t make the best hardware or software but combine the 2 into a polished product.
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you didn't offend any one. you just don't make sense. every device i own. TV, computer everything. identifies its builder by a splash screen. its not a matter of ego its a matter of identifying your product so its origin, builder and developer are identified for later reference. its very simple. people like eye candy, its a known consumer fact. and if your software that you develop don't contain anything to please the eye i can guarantee you a lesser application with more eye candy is more popular then yours. have you noticed how many users here alone want screen shots of a rom just to see if they like the theme? that's the whole selling point of a rom 90% of the time... they could care less whats in it they always want to see what it looks like.
i fail to see why a boot splash screen is an ego tag... hell i don't even know what an ego tag is. is that some super secret developer talk for im jealous i cant use photoshop? and as for Mighty's rom having mighty moues on the splash screen. if you are worried that your friends and co workers or what ever are going to judge you on a splash screen and segregate you like the stinky kid in class. then you need new friends and better business associates. i could have a milky green pile of baby puke as my splash screen i don think my friends, co-workers, business associates or boss would judge me on it. they probably wouldn't care enough about what my phone looks like on boot up to even notice.