Is "Good Enough" the future?

himitsu writes: In an article titled "The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple Is Just Fine" Wired claims that the future of technology, warfare and medicine will be filled with "Good Enough" solutions: situations where feature-rich and expensive products are replaced with bare-bones infrastructures and solutions. Are we moving toward a Diamond Age scenario where only people of means can have well designed products while the general population makes due with just the cheapest possible option?