title: Why does Android recreate activities on Orientation Change
body: <p>Does anyone know the rationale behind the design of Android to destroy and re-create activities on a simple orientation change?</p>
  
  <p>Shouldn't allowing the activity to just redraw itself (if it so chooses) be a better, simpler and more practical design?</p>
  
  <p>BTW, I'm well aware of how to disable my app from orientation change effects, but what I don't really get is the reason for this design in Android</p>