Mango, mmm
Among our decidedly non–Korean friends, Korean telenovellas are apparently in the list of top ten reasons for owning Android devices capable of playing Flash videos. So when the missez started watching “Lie to Me” on Netflix this week, our Apple fanboi household had finally caught up with the world.
This show is funny—and not just because of the clever and insightful dialogue.
1. The supposedly Chinese businessman and his wife speak Mandarin really, really slowly.
2. The subtitles look as if supplied by Google Translate. Example: “That doesn’t match him.” Who says that? The Brits or Aussies?
3. Everyone carries a Samsung device. The reason is obvious after a while: Samsung is an advertising sponsor. Some of the episodes are basically Samsung commercials. Look, you can drop a Windows Phone 7 onto the pavement—no problem!
I’m not sure I know anyone who’s seen an actual Windows Phone 7 in the wild. The question then is, who In Real Life would buy a Windows Phone 7?
1. Windows developers. Most of our tech friends make their living with Microsoft tech, and they’ve invested heftily in this skill set that pays well and will continue to pay well into the next decade. If I were them, I would learn everything I could about WP7 development.
2. Windows fanbois. A decade ago, this would’ve seemed strange, but Apple is now the biggest company by market cap. Windows is now the underdog with a cultish following. I dare say that Microsoft is wrong to stick with the Windows brand that incites so much hatred, but they have a big cash hoard to last the winter and a tasty proposition with the Mango interface.
