What prisoners try to convey to the free ishow the presence of time as something being done to you, instead of something you do things with, alters the mind at every moment.
When you study the history of education reform, you will find that one thing that has never been lacking is earnest, well-meaning white people talking loudly about howsomething must be done.
The fact is that Android has more flexibility in how it deals with screens, so when something like the Nexus 7 is designed there are fewer constraints in what can be done and the device can more closely match what product designers consider optimal for the device.