Some thoughts on the mobile phone hype

I find really amusing the hype around new smartphones and how the details "leak" before the official introduction. And a bunch of guys speculating if it is going to be 10core or chimp glass with satellite communications or how obese it is, if the camera is 900 or 901 megapixels, how may terrabytes of ram and how many MAh in the battery. Honestly all this hype leaves me totally cold. I am only interested in one thing. The effin PRICE. Being unemployed and shit, anything beyond the 100 $, €, ¥ etc is too much. And as I was telling to someone in a comment I am an android fan simply because it is customizable and cheap. I can get a modern smartphone (even with limited capabilities) for less than 100$ new and out of contract.

I am an android fan because android backs up the democratization of the smartphone market.
It is also called diversity of choices. Why should I be stuck with an iphone that has only 4'' 3.5'' screen if I want a bigger screen or more buttons or whatever else? Diversity helps people find what is right for them. Not receive only what is available.
Moreover why the eff should I pay Apple or anyone else a HUGE premium just cause they feel like it? 

Lets imagine a world where only Apple had the patent on the modern smartphone and RIM on the smartphone with full keyboard. And lets assume that they both charge a pretty penny for their products. 400$ and upwards. Where does that leave a bunch of people who do not want or cant afford such a high cost device? The company says essentially that if you want to be modern and trendy, you got to buy our device. You can't? "Up yours". Leaving billions of consumers the sole alternative to use only feature phones or used smartphones (which lets don't forget have no official support after a couple of years) and without OS upgrades become obsolete-junk.

SOOOOO to get back to the original point, every month or at least at every technology summit a company will show off their new, awesome, cool, amazing, over the top mobile device. And apart from Apple who admittedly brought innovation with the iPhone since then, the mobiles will be a touchscreen with computer like capabilities. Or a miniaturized powerhouse PC as very nicely was put in the film "IRON SKY". 

So please please please all these tech blogs out there stop with the nonsense. We do not need rumors anymore. If you have give us the facts. STOP speculating.

Faithfully yours 

Me