Network Trumps Device For The Consumer
This is a general reply to all the geek writers that keep reporting how terrible it is that there are all these different android devices out there for users to try to figure out. This is just writing from your own perspective.
Most users are not going around and trying to figure out all the different ‘Android’ devices. They are not like you. They are not comparing Nexus One with Droid or looking at the differences between 1.5, 2.0, 2.0.1 and 2.1 to make their decision. They are not sampling every possible smartphone on the market, looking at trends, attempting to make sure they are on the ‘best’ platform or device.
I think for most people the search starts with the network provider, then goes from there, especially now that there are ‘options’ on each network.