so
last month I happened to get caught up in the tag of war currently
brewing between the major mobile OS developers in the technological
world. Instead of getting into the boring trifles of my predicament
by beating around the bush, heres what actually happened.
I
happened to meet my 'murio' in town for our usual Friday chitty chat
over a glass of my favorite drink. As
usual the 'kalocal' was filled with some intoxicated fellas eager to
take advantage of the long weekend well associated with the marking
of Kenya's 51st
Madaraka celebrations which well colluded with their paydays! Drinks
were free flowing from all quarters and in no time, you could easily
note the enduring excitement that got incremental with every visit
from the barmaids. Some teens even got up to their feet to shake a
leg with their skimpily dressed hotties to the bumping beats of
Konshen's hit 'bumper' as the dj carried them away. Anyway I don't
know how fast it happened but in no time, I was equally intoxicated
if my change of tone and excitement was anything to go by. I really
cant tell how I got home, but luckily I found myself in bed the next
morning; unhurt! However, to my complete dismay, my phone was nowhere
to be seen. After entirely and exhaustively ransacking the whole
house, I ended up admitting to having lost my phone under some
unclear circumstances.
To
say the least, am sure this is a common phenomenon most Kenyan men
face during their nights our or rather during their friday drinking
binges only to find themselves without their valuable gadgets the
following morning. Back to my story, I urgently faced with the dire
need to make some phone calls with the sole question “kwani jana
kuliendaje?” I needed to purchase a new handset-ASAP.
To
save myself the trouble of the obvious bargain 'kelele' associated
with most street phone vendors of Nairobi, I headed straight to
Safaricom shop as thats where I was sure to get the best deal deal in
terms of cost and quality. Well, at least thats what comforted me. My
visit there turned to be my biggest nightmare as it soon occurred to
me I even had not decided on the type of handset I really wanted. I
was simply spoilt of choice as I stood along the displays wondering
what I really wanted. To get this straight, am not an impulse buyer
so its not like I expected to just walk into the shop, pick the
nearest handset, pay for it and then walk out a happy fella. thats
not something unheard of either, as some years back, one could easily
walk to the phone vendors of Nairobi,
purchase the currently trending touchscreen
( remember the introduction
Google idios smart phones?) and walk out a very contented customer.
For
my case, the choice had to be made between the numerous android based
handsets and those using the windows OS. I simply had no idea of the
existing differences between all these terminologies so I guess you
understand my predicament. To cut my story short, I ended up
purchasing the galaxy franchise; not because it was the best
alternative at the time...but because I felt thats what I needed!
Want
to know how I ended up making this distinct decision in a spur of a
minute to come up with the final decision? Read the part 2 of my
amazing tragedy where I will bring to light the different mobile
operating systems currently engaged in a war of superiority to
capture the ever changing Kenyan market, in layman's terms!
