Smartphones have become a commodity, but the execs and shareholders of these companies are literally paid to not acknowledge that. That's why we get so many use

Smartphones have become a commodity, but the execs and shareholders of these companies are literally paid to not acknowledge that. That's why we get so many useless features that increase the complexity of the software for marginal (at best!) improvements. In fact, I think the pace of technological development and the ability of these mega-corporations to essentially copy what works has decreased the timeframes for all true innovations to become commoditized. Look what is happening to Tesla for instance! They come along with real innovations, but the head start they gained is being overtaken by the shortened timeframes necessary for others (Hello GM!) to come along and commoditize it. Soon the market will be absolutely flooded with all manner of EV's from the low-end to the high-end. The window to capture that head start value is shortening.