This is exactly what I'm saying: you're saying first that those devices failed because they were weaker, which is the premise behind free market. That is wrong,

This is exactly what I'm saying: you're saying first that those devices failed because they were weaker, which is the premise behind free market. That is wrong, they failed because they didn't have the marketing machine pushing them to the top. Buyers don't buy based on whether the product is better or not, they buy based on more emotional values. That's the whole Information Asymetry thing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_asymmetry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_asymmetry)