I think he has this part spot on <--- "
Censorship resistance is what separates Bitcoin from other online payment systems, such as e-gold and PayPal, so it’s easy to see why Back believes the preservation of decentralization is of the utmost importance. "
The ASIC manufacturing companies can have a huge influence, if they come up with a NEW chip, and then decide to sell only to a select market. The technology will dictate
the direction Bitcoin will be going... The individual users have no more say.