The grid works, so why change it? People know how to use it. Also, the home screen is like a door, and the icons are handles. You don't pay much attention to a door, do you? I don't know about you, but I don't spend much time on my home screen, so how it looks means very little to meI was hoping they'd finally rethink the 12 year old app springboard and dock design, but nope. Exact same old, just with a coat of black.
I think their design team has taken an indefinite sabbatical and it's just MBA dropout product owners running the show.