Errr.. Huawei were not the biggest selling brand, they were second to Samsung for market share. But they were very healthy competition for Samsung and Apple, and stood a chance of taking the crown had they not been sanctioned.
Posts by Apprentice
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As Apple sales slide, Tim Cook says fanbois will tolerate higher iPhone prices
Samsung reveals new folding stuff for people who like flaunting wads of folding stuff
Wednesday 2nd September 2020 07:33 GMT
Re: Samsung kit is shit
Having owned scores of Samsung phones, tablets, smartwatches TV's and other tech over the past decade, I can vouch that they have ALL worked, have been supported and in most cases have lived up to the expectations of the premium price. I am very satisfied as a consumer of their products.
Your rather childish statement...debunked.
This'll upset the Apple cart: 1,200 iOS apps downloaded 300 million times a month include 'ad fraud' code
Microsoft to Cortana: You’re not going out dressed in iOS or Android, young lady!
Struggling company pleads with landlords to slash rents as COVID-19 batters UK high street. The firm's name? Apple
UK smacks Huawei with banhammer: Buying firm's 5G gear illegal from year's end, mobile networks ordered to rip out all next-gen kit by 2027
Wednesday 15th July 2020 06:11 GMT
Re: This will end in tears.
I admire your stance, but sadly The Register comments sections regardless of topic, are inhabited by a lot of bitter opinionated remoaners, who will seize every opportunity to spout their hatred for Brexit, the government and anyone who loves their country. They often result to insults when their opinions are being challenged. There's no getting away from them. I read The Register forum because I love discussing technology, but that's being ruined by people who can't put their ranting political opinions to one side.
A volt from the blue: Samsung reportedly ditches wall-wart from future phones
Friday 10th July 2020 08:07 GMT
It won't be cheaper though.
Do we really believe that savings made by omitting the charger and cable will be passed down to the consumer? Of course not. What it will do is encourage the likes of Apple to inflate the already inflated price of a charger, that you can guarantee the sheep will buy. It's not about economy or the environment, it's about increasing profit.
In case you need more proof the world's gone mad: Behold, Apple's $699 Mac Pro wheels
Who's going to pay for Britain's Aunty Beeb to carry on? Broadband users, broadcaster suggests to government
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, health secretary Matt Hancock both test positive for COVID-19 coronavirus
Monday 30th March 2020 12:16 GMT
Have I stumbled upon the comments section of The Guardian?
Some of the comments here are very puerile and hateful. They have a whiff of lefty Guardian readership for sure.
Even if you are no fan of Boris, at least understand that he is far better than the alternatives at presiding over this pandemic. Can you imagine how Corbyn would've handled this crisis? Can you imagine anyone really taking him and a Labour government seriously? Whilst there are some flaws in the action thus far taken, I really don't envy Boris Johnson's position in making some extremely difficult decisions. But I am more comfortable with him at the helm that just about any other politician.
I wish him a speedy recovery.
UK Carphone Warehouse shops set to sling their last phones, 2.9k redundancies hit high street, as Dixons closes all 531 'standalone' sites
Wednesday 18th March 2020 09:11 GMT
Satisfied customer here
Like all retailers, some people will slag them off because they had a less than stellar experience, but I have always gone back to CPW when I am ready to purchase a new phone, typically once a year (yes I am a serial upgrader). Because you can't argue with the huge range of phones and the very competitive pricing, something that the networks simply don't offer in their stores. Sure there have been the odd times when customer service was poor, mainly in the pop-up shops within PC World, but on the whole I have been very happy with the 'pre' and 'after' sales service. They now need to make their PC World outlets larger, so we continue to have more devices on display and have sufficient staff to serve the customers.
El Reg tries – and fails – to get its talons on a Brexit tea towel
Teardown gurus plunge screwdrivers into Google Pixel 4XL: Check out the speedy display from, er, Samsung
Talk about a killer feature: Home, Home Mini gear replacements promised after fatal update bricks gadgets
Friday 25th October 2019 07:11 GMT
My Home Mini died after update.
This happened to me, my Google Mini updated and died. My emails to and fro to Google were frustrating to say the least. They wanted photos and proof of purchase and something else every time they replied. Unfortunately I no longer had the receipt and despite them saying this wouldn't be a problem provided I took a photo of the serial number, they backtracked and won't honour a replacement without it. So reading this news today gives me some hope, but will just have to wait and see.
Conspiracy loons claim victory in Brighton and Hove as council rejects plans to build 5G masts
Wednesday 16th October 2019 06:16 GMT
I remember watching a news report a few years ago about parents protesting about how they wanted to protect their children, by banning supposedly harmful 4G masts near their school. Two of the women just off camera were smoking cigarettes right next to their kids!
These days the protesters are more likely to be smoking weed of course.
Want an ethical smartphone? Fairphone 3 is on the way – but tiny market share suggests few care
Apple is a filthy AWS, Azure, Google reseller, gripe punters: iPhone giant accused of hiding iCloud's real backend
Memory slump and smartphone boredom deliver one-two punch to Samsung's bottom line
Monday 8th April 2019 06:41 GMT
Re: They could always
So you are saying Huawei don't install bloat? You're saying that the woeful EMUI that Chinese manufacturers choose is better than Samsung UI?
It may have been true that Samsung was indeed famous for bloatware and a poor interface (TouchWiz) but those days are long gone. On my Note 9 I had to actively go looking to download the Internet browser (which I prefer to Chrome) as it wasn't installed for example.
I love Huawei hardware but EMUI and all the Chinese software they force you to use always turns me away and I am then heading back to Samsung.
I grant you that Samsung need to reduce the price of their devices but general decline in Smartphone sales is happening to ALL manufacturers and it's simply an over saturated market.
Click here to see the New Zealand livestream mass-murder vid! This is the internet Facebook, YouTube, Twitter built!
Do not adjust your set: Hats off to Apple, you struggle to shift iPhones 'cos you're oddly ethical
Brit boffins build 'quantum compass'... say goodbye to those old GPS gizmos, possibly
5.1 update sends Apple's Watch 4 bling spinning into an Infinite Loop of reboot cycles
So, about that Google tax on Android makers in the EU – report pegs it at up to $40 per phone
Shortages, price rises, recession: Tech industry preps for hard Brexit
Monday 15th October 2018 07:18 GMT
Re: And all we can do...
Yes. Because democracy is democracy. The ridiculous example you chose however is a far cry from the 17.5 million people that voted to leave.
This whole "keep voting until we get the result we want" idea is NOT democratic. So rather than keep trying to throttle the process, we should use that energy to make plans for our future without the EU.
Waving placards, signing petitions and venting on social media is not going to change a thing. Brexit is happening and you need to get used to that fact.
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