Some may say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. That’s what Level UP Studio thought when they put out their Beautiful Widgets application on the Android Market, but apparently HTC does not see it that way. The Beautiful Widgets application offers a collection of weather, settings, and clock widgets for Android which look almost identical to what HTC put out on the HTC Hero. According to Level UP Studio’s Twitter account, HTC has send over a C&D, asking them to remove the beautiful Widgets app from the market.
Bad news: I got a C&D from HTC, I will have to discontinue Beautiful Widgets and remove it from the market.
I’m not a huge fan of big companies picking on the little guy, but HTC does have the right to their own work. As of right now, Level UP Studios has updated the app on the market to let people know about the C&D and informing them to make a backup of the application before it is removed from the market. Fortunately, I don’t think this will be the end of this widget pack. The only reason HTC wants this down is because it resembles their widgets from HTC Sense. If Level UP Studios goes back to the drawing board and creates a new look, I’m sure they will have another successful widget pack back on the market.
Source: Twitter via AndroidGuys
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