Design is irrelevant if OEMs vomit their bullshit all over it on all the devices that are actually interesting. (Yes, I tried rooting. Yes, it was a horrific warranty-removing potentially bricking experience. Even Jailbreaking feels saver.)
It looks super-awesome, though. I want it on interesting devices. I won’t be able to get it, though.
If you don't want a bastardized experience, don't buy a phone from crappy OEM. Get a Nexus device (pure Google experience), a Google Play Edition device (pure Google experience), or a Motorola device (close to stock, easily rootable Dev Eds).
At the same time Motorola Mobility was sold, Google announced the Android Silver program which seemed to confirm rumors that Nexus devices were being sunsetted.
I really hope its not true. I love my Nexus devices.
And carriers -- I got an HTC One M8, and about two weeks after I got it, it auto-updated and installed (without my consent) a bunch of Sprint bloatware apps that I cannot delete.
It looks super-awesome, though. I want it on interesting devices. I won’t be able to get it, though.