Quality Domination

MG Siegler:

Over time, I believe we'll see a move towards a few Android devices dominating the market — things will start to look more like the iOS ecosystem which favors quality and experience over a large number of choices.

I don't disagree with Siegler often. But this is one of those times. There's a huge market for crappy computers in the Windows space. Almost 20 years since Windows 95 took the world by storm. As much as people want a good computer, they want a cheap computer more. Only when there is a clear and compelling reason to pay more will anyone do so. And software updates aren't it. Most folks I know (who have iPhones or Androids) don't update their OS, or even know that there is a new version. I believe cheap, crappy Android hardware will continue to exist right alongside great Android hardware.