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The Android tablet software ecosystem is dead because of a market failure rooted in the tragedy of the commons. Every company waits for someone else to invest in app optimization, knowing that any investment becomes a free gift to competitors. The result is a permanent, rational gridlock that no single player can break.
The $200 phone is vanishing, not because of inflation, but because AI demand for memory chips is starving the budget phone market. With RAM costs up 300%, manufacturers can’t absorb the hit — so they gut specs and raise prices. The weakest consumers — students, gig workers, the elderly — pay the price. This isn’t a temporary blip; it’s a structural shift that signals the death of affordable electronics.