I don't know. The whole article just feels wrong for me. It may be right for the typical non-smartphone-consumer... as long as it has Wifi and a touch display, this type of consumer will be happy. But I know the things I normally check when I buy a new phone (N900/N9 were exceptions, I got them because of the desktop-like GNU/Linux stack). I never ever find a phone that offers all... I always have to buy the best compromise. Things I do expect these days - in addition to the usual stuff like browsing, camera, navigation and Angry Birds - and that are not as easy to find: SD-Card FM receiver and transmitter USB OTG true multitasking physical QWERTY keyboard 3G video calls SIP integrated into phone GUI SyncML built in, no 3rd party stuff needed fully functional without exposing my data to giants like Google or Facebook file system accessible all kinds of file transfer (Bluetooth, USB,...) supported access to some kind of command shell for short scripts easy programming language so I can run my own applications on the phone Java standard connectors for headphones, video out, charging etc NFC (including payment) DLNA These are things that make a true smarttphone for me in 2012... and I don't find a model that offers all of them. I find some features here, some there,.... So from my point of view, the market is still in early development.