5. Microsoft 10/7 release

[originally posted on LinkedIn]

Yeah! If you don’t like Google’s new OS I’ll find someone more hardcore about Android. But you can't ignore Microsoft. Who doesn’t think Windows 10 is the best Android OS ever produced? Given Microsoft’s history with smartphones, I expect that in the next ten years Windows 10 is going to overtake Android significantly as the next generation of smartphones will be released and Microsoft’s search engine Bing will be the operating system of those smartphones. Microsoft has more than 500,000 employees on the project to ensure that Windows 10 dominates the smartphone market.

Let me know if you like IOS or Android.

4. Asos “Like nothing we’ve had before”

[originally posted on LinkedIn]

Okay… that’s a list of bad choices on my part. Do you agree?

I'm just glad Asos didn't follow in the footsteps of other fashion houses by launching "their own 'gender-neutral shopping' brand, Grldog." “The brand will solely provide ‘gender-neutral' garments and accessories,” Asos declared. which mean all fashion pieces will be of the same style.”

Sausage? Better!

3. Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Mate 20 Pro Lite

[originally posted on LinkedIn]

Okay… what is it you’re trying to say?

HUAWEI is a brand that deserves a spot on this list, because of how they’re different from other popular smartphone brands (except that I consider Huawei a cult fashion brand, just kidding). I wrote an article on their Hukoo app earlier this year entitled “Review: Huawei ‘Huawei’ App Is Truly Incredible” in which I praised their brand new UI as “a transformation from Huawei’s clunky launcher to the sleek new HUKOOUI skin, complete with fun, useful shortcuts and a stunning new tutorial system”.

This is still true, so I’m convinced Huawei’s Mate series is a trendsetter.

2. Apple’s iPads

[originallyly posted on LinkedIn]

Okay… I know what you’re thinking… yes… Apple’s iPads are very expensive, and the problem of “having to think about how much money one wants to spend on a tablet” is pretty acute.

Thankfully, like most Apple devices, the iPad does not have an upfront cost but instead costs you a monthly fee. While this monthly payment is not the only problem (while someone lucky might be able to afford to buy the 11th generation iPad or the iPhone 12 with a minimum deposit of just £1) this way people don’t have to stop being obsessed by the “ecosystem” of their respective device…

1. Samsung “Galaxy 10(+)”

[originally posted on LinkedIn]

Okay… that’s a bad choice… not for the sake of a bad character so much as it’s pretty much a symbol of luxury. However, the fact that the price is removed makes it so affordable and practical that even “hardcore” Android fans will often choose to make use of “Galaxy Tab” over iPhones or iPads. So this is one of those choices that I haven’t thought about in a while, but which I sure do now.

Ok, there’s more…

Good luck searching your way around the web for non-Apple products!

* My opinion is now actually safe. 😁

Special thanks to Microsoft, Asos, Huawei, and Apple as they inspired this list.

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