Such a great article from Ben Thompson. It’s worth taking the time to read.
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He comes off as a little overzealous in the beginning, but he brings up the great point that the ones who should fear low-end Android manufacturers are high-end Android manufacturers. There just isn’t enough going on in, like, the Xperia Z1 or the Galaxy Note III to warrant paying the same as or more than an iPhone when you can get access to the same ecosystem AND get a almost-equally enjoyable user experience from a phone that costs a third of the price.
Low-end devices like the Moto G are becoming scarily good, and I only see the high-end suffering– especially with carriers starting to encourage the unsubsidized model.
He comes off as a little overzealous in the beginning, but he brings up the great point that the ones who should fear low-end Android manufacturers are high-end Android manufacturers. There just isn’t enough going on in, like, the Xperia Z1 or the Galaxy Note III to warrant paying the same as or more than an iPhone when you can get access to the same ecosystem AND get a almost-equally enjoyable user experience from a phone that costs a third of the price.
Low-end devices like the Moto G are becoming scarily good, and I only see the high-end suffering– especially with carriers starting to encourage the unsubsidized model.