2 cents: After the hardware break even point how does a hardware manufacturer gain an advantage in such a market? Add malware to the build. The manufacturers

2 cents: After the hardware break even point how does a hardware manufacturer gain an advantage in such a market? Add malware to the build. The manufacturers are faceless, nameless and blameless. There's no way for a bad sale to really hurt them. Hence, no market incentive to keep it clean. Expect these to go lower still, but personally I would stick to branded tablets for anything requiring a secure login.