If you are willing to pay 500$+ for devices with 32GB of storage then it's your business but it's not excusable.
I don't think Apple offering 32GB is excusable today either.
And as for the users they buy what they have, most devices don't offer more it doesn't mean they shouldn't the OnePlus One had this too and the 16GB version was pretty much killed because the overwhelming majority of the orders were for the 64GB version and this was like what nearly 3 years ago...
I don't like the 32gb storage option, and everybody that's doing it is being a jerk about it.
But with that being said, 32gb is fine for any use you will have with a tablet. If you have an iPad 32gb, your music, photos, contacts, everything is in the cloud. You jump on to wi-fi when you can, and in between hotspots you just use the space that's on your iPad. That's for normal, every day use. If you have to go on an extended trip or something, you have to reconsider.
Please keep in mind I think the 32gb sucks, I just think that most people can get buy with it and it's plenty excusable.
From all it seems that when having the option most people opt out to buy the bigger storage...
And it's funny I use spotify and my Music is not in the cloud, it's on my device even tho O2 doesn't meter spotify streaming and I live in London where I get wifi even in the tube (at the stations).
Everyone else I know also downloads most of their common playlists, since streaming isn't always available and it consumes considerably more power than local playback.
Contacts don't take space, and photos in the cloud are a backup, it's not like you can easily browse 5-10MB photos even if you are connected to a metro-wifi connection it's not going to be fast enough in most cases.
Well yeah I think bigger storage is better but I do think people can make do with the 32gb. I think that Apple and others need to up the ante with storage space.
People make do because they have too, I got the 6s with 128GB thinking I would never come close to filling it, within 3-4 weeks I was proven wrong.
How you use your device changes with the storage you have.
I don't need to worry about what I store on my device so I have VLC with movies and TV shows just in case.
I have seasons of shows from Netflix/Amazon just in case.
I got all my music downloaded so I won't have to stream from Spotify killing my battery and warming up my pocket for no reason.
I got audiobooks, podcasts, documents and everything I need just in case.
And I found out that the "just in case" is used all the time when you have the option, missed a train? well got 18 min I can watch another episode of star wars rebels instead of idling or trying to stream from my Plex server over the wifi at a train station.
Met a friend you haven't seen in a long time? well I got my videos and photos all ready to show... Bored? Well I'll play XCOM or Magic the Gathering....
GB's left GB's right, sure this is just wasting time, nothing life changing but people just don't realise how limited they are because they don't have more storage not because they need it badly but because they are conditioned to get by without it.
Sure yeah. For me I have a 64gb iPhone 6+ and 3gb/month data but I use about 1 or 2. Wifi at work and home. I don't use social media or a lot of other stuff either and don't really watch movies or tv shows on my phone (or at all). I have a lot of music, but since getting a subscription service I went from like 20gb of music stored on my phone to 4. It all depends on your habits. I also don't really play games other than hearthstone, but I'm rarely bored enough to even do that!
I'm not a typical case here though just mentioning my habits for fun.
And as for the users they buy what they have, most devices don't offer more it doesn't mean they shouldn't the OnePlus One had this too and the 16GB version was pretty much killed because the overwhelming majority of the orders were for the 64GB version and this was like what nearly 3 years ago...