[geitir]

I would predict things tend toward the bi distribution the article talks about during market lulls and that competition rather than abundance creates the gaussian distribution. In the example of smartphones given, there hasn't been the same rapid progress as there was between each generation even a few years ago. So most middle of the road smartphones are all fairly comparable. That said, if someone wanted to take the energy and time to find the best available of this mid tier I'm sure they could, it's just the majority seeking the middle of the road find the average of this tier good enough. If any revolutionary comes out again soon I would guess there would be an immediate gaussian distribution again