That's one of the major (real) differences between the iOS and Android camps... while so much of the divide is just silly, I think it's reasonable to say that Android users more often expect and utilize options regarding how the OS looks and behaves than iOS users, who are used to a stable, familiar, cohesive, consistent experience (as mandated by Apple for iOS developers).

If Google ran its ship the same way with regard to hammering UI guidelines down everyone's throat, this would likely happen there as well. I don't know which is better or worse, but the two are certainly different, and it's either created a divide or pointed out a difference between people who strongly prefer one over the other.