usayit
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You might not care about the color, but I am sure Nikon does. Canon has been doing the white-ish lens for a while now, and man has it been a marketing success.
In marketing, it is very dangerous for a company to mimic the marketing strategy of another. Generally sends out a message to their customer base that they lack innovation to come up with their own. Simply put it becomes "cheesy" and degrades the branding. Canon did very well... the marketing guy that came up with that white lens idea deserved a good paycheck.
I think the "crackle" anthracite or grey finish would be great. The crackle finish would add a bit more grip to the entire lens.
I wish canon made them in black though as well, I actually contemplated taking a sharpie to it and making my own black Canon 70-200 mm F/2.8L. I talked myself out of it though.
Before you resort to sharpies and spray paint, check this out:
http://www.lenscoat.com/