These days, I always associate that phrase with the other Mrs. "P."

Not that I want to speak for the OP, but I think it's both. I slapped that thing together because a thread was started where someone was calling for better looking UI's and I got to tinkerin'. But it's more than that. Visual queues with real meaning have good purpose. They promote confidence rather than frustration. No one studies this as much as Apple does. And Google is smart just to copy and then try to enhance.

Now go look at the recorder app for Maemo 5. Underneath, really good stuff, but that thing shouldn't be allowed to go out in public. But there it was from day one in extras, just a carryover from Maemo 4 with the added cool sharing enhancement. Compare that to the simple little iOS recorder app that is immediately recognizable for what it is. When recording, the VU meter lets you know the mic is working, and it has that cute little red dot to caution that you may be too close to the mic. Instead of asking, "Is this thing working?," the user simply giggles and backs off.

Apple's thoughtfulness and pride get confused with vanity too often. Nokia doesn't seem to suffer from that problem.

[leaving the reservation]Why does Nokia create this chasm between us and them? Supplying an SDK is not enough. The recorder app is a great example of where Nokia could have worked with that developer to make it seem more integral with Fremantle. Instead, they close source the Media Player?

Corporate FOSS is different than hobby FOSS. Duh. And currently Nokia is doing it wrong. I recreated the front end to the Media Player in less than two pages of code. What the f*ck is their point? I don't need more than one media player, yet I want full system integration. I could probably beg, borrow and steal to make that happen, but Nokia creates apathy for no good reason. When they do this, devs like me just turn our attention to the million other things that interest us. At the moment, Nokia doesn't know exactly where their responsibility should begin and end.

If Nokia could get their FOSS sh*t together, the OP might have less of an issue.[/leaving the reservation]