Excelent post!
I think nikon, canon, etc, is losing the oportunity of selling smartphones aimed to photography enthusiasts. Now apple, google, samsung, etc, offer devices capable of manual exposure and raw.
Much better, after the updates! Thank you for giving more time on it.
The impression that I had is that CM1 should be more of a smartphone with a camera (like lumia 1020), than a camera with a smartphone (like galaxy k zoom).
1st: I am an android user but I do not hate iOS. I think it's great, actually.
2nd: Samsung's TouchWiz are the android's shame. That's the one I really hate.
3rd: I had got what you said about your idea for panasonic. I just expected you to see that this isn't even possible. It's easier for you to suggest kodak or polaroid to do so.