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I don't know if it's how I use my browsers, but I can generally get away with using any fork of Chromium i.e Opera, Edge etc. and still manage to feel right at home.
The one thing I've noticed from trying to use Edge as my main browser is the lack of a 'cast' button to my TV, but otherwise Chromium-based browsers all feel the same to me, apart from the UI of course.

At least the entertainment value was there. Was definitely kind of sus that Linus happened to finish just as 69% was reached, but the video was enjoyable without the stakes anyway.
 
Mind bloody blown by that.

The only cables and USB hubs I own that haven't fallen apart or even started to wear out after four years of straight use. I don't see myself switching away from Anker anytime soon.

I use a vacuum all the time, my PC gets dusty excessively quick - anywhere between 2-4 days to build a noticeable film of dust on any surface - and I've yet to suffer any sort of damage to my components, touch wood.
 
I always keep my vacuum not too close to my system, about 5cm away, and brushing off dust with a spare paintbrush to loosen the dirt first, so there's probably a method to my madness regarding use of a vacuum.

Damn dude, I really loved Carl. I saw him as the face of the company back in the day. I owned an original OnePlus One and even got an invite for the OnePlus 2 through the sign-up but hated the cameras so stayed with my OnePlus One. That was when they were still using CyanogenMod which was an abyssmal OS so my One lasted not even six months.
 
It's been fun to keep up with OnePlus but their new kid on the block approach seems to have died down a bit and their prices show that.
 
Obviously, I still respect OnePlus as a company but will be particularly interested in seeing how things go without Carl at the helm along with Pete Lau, the latter of whom is now the captain of the ship.

Definitely take that claim with a grain of salt, but I'd otherwise vouch for Anker being great.
 
I own a few Anker products and they're pretty reliable all things considered.

Definitely take that claim with a grain of salt, but I'd otherwise vouch for Anker being great.
 
I own a few Anker products and they're pretty reliable all things considered.

Razer has announced its own gaming chair, dubbed the 'Iskur', which aims to compete against the likes of Logitech's own Herman Miller collaboration, the Herman Miller x Logitech Embody gaming chair, as well as your usual candidates for gaming chairs such as Maxnomic and Need For Seat.
 

 
Razer claims that the Iskur is an ergonomic gaming chair 'designed for posture-perfect gaming', with a notably large lumbar support which has a distinct texture that resembles snake skin, for the Razer aesthetic.
 
 
Additional bells and whistles to attempt to upsell this unholy stale product are the 4D armrests, high-density foam cushions, and a memory foam head cushion. Not very exciting when the most basic ergonomic chairs should have these features in some capacity already. Razer's marketing team should be getting raises.
 
 
The Iskur will retail at an eye-watering $500 through Razer's website, which if you ask me, is an insanely-high markup for a chair that looks the part, with a whole lot of marketing spew accompanied with it, although not ridiculous when compared to Logitech x Herman Miller's offering in the Embody gaming chair at near-enough $1500. That being said, the latter chair that was mentioned, while being 3x the cost of the Iskur, I would vouch to protect your posture more than Razer's attempt at sucking money out of gamer pockets.
 
Source: Razer

Razer has announced its own gaming chair, dubbed the 'Iskur', which aims to compete against the likes of Logitech's own Herman Miller collaboration, the Herman Miller x Logitech Embody gaming chair, as well as your usual candidates for gaming chairs such as Maxnomic and Need For Seat.
 

 
Razer claims that the Iskur is an ergonomic gaming chair 'designed for posture-perfect gaming', with a notably large lumbar support which has a distinct texture that resembles snake skin, for the Razer aesthetic.
 
 
Additional bells and whistles to attempt to upsell this unholy stale product are the 4D armrests, high-density foam cushions, and a memory foam head cushion. Not very exciting when the most basic ergonomic chairs should have these features in some capacity already. Razer's marketing team should be getting raises.
 
 
The Iskur will retail at an eye-watering $500 through Razer's website, which if you ask me, is an insanely-high markup for a chair that looks the part, with a whole lot of marketing spew accompanied with it, although not ridiculous when compared to Logitech x Herman Miller's offering in the Embody gaming chair at near-enough $1500. That being said, the latter chair that was mentioned, while being 3x the cost of the Iskur, I would vouch to protect your posture more than Razer's attempt at sucking money out of gamer pockets.
 
Source: Razer

Recently I've been getting into the Samsung ocean of products, we're talking Samsung S20, Samsung Buds+, Samsung Watch Active, Samsung microSD, Samsung SSD, and even Samsung cables!
So that got me wondering, would you rather be able to buy from only one brand or never be able to buy from the same brand twice i.e not repeating from the same company?
 
This is exclusive to mobile tech/everyday carry only, so we're talking only:
Phone Watch Audio - headphones, earphones etc. Laptop (Optional) Tablet (Optional)  
For example:
One single brand: Samsung Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Galaxy Watch3 Samsung Galaxy Buds Live Samsung Galaxy Book Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 No Repeating Brands OnePlus 8 Garmin VivoActive Sony WF-1000XM3 Asus ZenBook Pro Duo Apple iPad Pro  
So what would you choose, and how would you go about your setup?

The FiiO FH5 is a 2018 in-ear monitor flagship and have a hefty pricetag of $250. As a person whose best piece of audio equipment before acquiring these in-ear monitors was Audio-Technica's ATH M50x, my review of which you can read here, I expected big things such as a wider soundstage, wider frequency response range, enhanced clarity, clearer mids and highs, as well as a more enjoyable listening experience in both casual and critical sessions in general. So, I got the FiiO FH5 as an early Christmas present to myself, and ordered them late November earlier this year just as my Amazon Prime expired, so I got them next-day free of charge on top of that $250 price tag.
I have had these in-ear monitors for just under two weeks now and easily 70 hours sank into things, and here's my in-depth review.
 
The FiiO FH5 consists of a single dynamic driver coupled with 3 of Knowles' Balanced Armature drivers, making these in-ear monitors a quad-driver hybrid. The dynamic driver is present to represent the bass team with the triple balanced armature drivers to run for the mids and highs team. This combination of dynamic and balanced armature drivers is in theory a perfect match for covering all the frequency ranges and then some.
 
I was recommended the FiiO FH5 as I am a listener of Korean pop and its many subgenres such as bubblegum, ballad, R&B, soul, with a strong emphasis on female vocals in particular. I came from the TIn HiFi T2, which were great for the type of Korean pop I listen to, but they lacked low-end and had some strong sibilance about them so I wanted something a bit more premium. Enter the FiiO FH5.
 

 
The design of these in-ear monitors are extremely premium-looking and look like they would pair perfectly with a high-class supercar. FiiO's marketing notes on the FiiO FH5 lists that the lines on the faceplate of the FiiO FH5 were based on exotic supercars, and I can see exactly how that might be. The lines remind me of the likes of the McLaren 570S' frontal third, the BMW M2's frontal third, Ferrari 458 Italia's rear third, as well as the general shape of the Mercedes A45 AMG. This is such beautiful styling. The shape of these in-ear monitors is also designed to contour with many ears, given that these in-ear monitors are designed with a universal fit in mind. Classy design indeed.
 

 
The included MMCX-to-3.5mm cable is just as classy, with its angled hook-like connectors to better fit the over-the-ear style of these in-ear monitors. The cables' ends are also color-coded to match the FH5's color-coded rings, blue for left, and red for right. The cable is nice and thick, I bet I could abseil with this and not have it snap. The cable is rigid as well which aids it in literally never tangling over itself.
 

 
Included in the FiiO FH5's box is this set of 26 different eartips (including the ones attached the in-ear monitors themselves). These different eartips are made to vary the sound signature of the in-ear monitors, such as favoring vocals, bass, or giving a balanced sound signature. There are also a trio of memory foam eartips if you prefer memory foam over the silicone tips that are provided in the aforementioned different sound signatures.
 

 
I personally chose the vocal eartips myself as I prefer prioritising the highs in female vocals over anything else. In terms of how much of a change a different tip could make, it's not night and day. In my experience, I had to pay attention to which tip I was using and look out for the change in sound. It's still a great addition to have included so many bonus tips to try and it adds to the value of the in-ear monitors as a whole.
 

 

 
Highs:
The highs are crisp and detailed, a good example of presenting high quality highs is in Apink's 'I'm So Sick' chorus or the entire composition of fromis_9's 'Love Bomb' as they both utilise female vocals heavily and have a chirpy and bubbly background instrumental.
As I am using vocal tips, my highs might be a bit more enhanced than others who elect to use bass or balanced tips for example. I have not used any other eartip extensively as I have used vocal tips 100% of my time with the FH5s.
Despite the highs being crystal clear and full of life, there is little to no sibilance found in the sound signature of the in-ear monitors. I'm made to believe the lack of sibilance and hiss in the highs is thanks to the amazing sound isolation in the fit of these in-ear monitors. I have fairly standard and small ears, so these in-ear monitors fit almost perfectly and block out any outside noise.
 
Mids:
The mids are also just as detailed as the highs, I feel in my experience and sense of sound, the mids are a lot more prominent than the highs. A good example of the mids being a crucial role to the sound experience is Dragonforce's 'Ashes of The Dawn', where the electric guitars are extremely present along with the drum hits. Where the mids also shine is in instrumentation seperation in this part of the frequency response. Using Boney M's 'Rasputin' as an example for instrumentation seperation, the two guitars in the introductory segment of the song are perfectly seperated, and shine even further when the third guitar, a piano, as well as the vocals are introduced. These balanced armature drivers do not play around, giving a clear and concise mids sound floor. The mids is easily the strongest part of the FiiO FH5s.
 
Lows:
The lows are excellently presented on these in-ear monitors. Using Dethklok's 'Go Into The Water' as an example of excellent lows, the tenudo-like bassline of the song is almost head-shakingly clear and rumbly. Every guitar pluck is outrageously punchy and deep. The chant-like vocals are also husky and cavernous, the noise floor from the bassline is super satisfying.
Green Day's 'American Idiot' is another excellent example of fantastic lows on the FiiO FH5. The bassline for this song is amazingly profound and heavy-hitting to the ears. The bass is vibrant, vivid, and full of clarity. It's not muddy and also not overly done. Mind I also use vocal eartips, so bass eartips may even enhance the bass noise floor a bit more compared to what I am personally expericing using vocal eartips.
 

 
I'm going to listen to some songs using the FiiO FH5 fed through my PC which is using the Sound Blaster Audigy Fx soundcard with no additional features like EQ or surround enabled for the vanilla experience. I'm going to be using the Spotify version of each song at 320kbps to listen. I usually do timestamps but I feel as a better representation of the sound signature of the FiiO FH5 that I will comment on the different sections of the song to highlight the highs, mids, and lows altogether.
 
Song 1 - Momoland (모모랜드) - Bboom Bboom (뿜뿜) (Bubblegum K-pop)
Intro: The introduction's soft and sweet guitar melody is vibrant and clear, with the lows helping out the guitar's range a lot. The saxophone-like instrument gets the highs in full gear and does it well, with the mids managing to seperate the lows and highs nicely with no muddiness or sibilance. Verse 1: The vocals are vibrant and clear here with no hissing, which is impressive given the low noise floor the guitar in the background is still pulling off. The sparkly notes found in the instrumental are also pleasant to hear and are clear despite being very far back in the composition itself. I find it amazing that despite the naturally-closed soundstage of the FiiO FH5 that it manages to achieve a balance of composition to make sure nothing is muddy nor hissy. Pre-Chorus: The highs and mids shine a lot more here, there is still no noticeable sibilance nor hissing found even though the whole instrumental in this section has raised an octave or two. The vocals are still crystal clear and the guitar still manages to stand out. The slight synth in the background is ever so slightly muddled in between all the rest of the composition but still noticeable enough to distinguish itself from the rest of the instrumental. Chorus: Here is where the lows of the first verse and the highs of the pre-chorus come together seemlessly. The vocals combined with the lows of the instrumental are perfectly balanced and in such great clarity. I must stress again that I am using vocal eartips so with a different pair of tips, the highs may not be as seperated and the lows might even be deeper than now. Verse 2: In Momoland fashion, the second verse contains a lot of girl crush and urban hip-hop themes, these lows are not as exaggerated as the first verse, but are still comfortably low and deep. The vocals are also still extremely clear here. Bridge: The soft, pillowy vocals are a great use of the triple balanced armature drivers inside the FiiO FH5, these vocals are carried effortlessly forward despite the booming bass in the background of the song. It's amazing how well-balanced these in-ear monitors are in terms of sound signature. Song 2 - Shawn Mendes & Camilla Cabello - Señorita (Modern Latin Pop)
Intro: The deep, prolonged guitar strums combined with the quick, sharp, high guitar plucks perfectly balance each other with no muddiness or hissing. They are both full of clarity. Verse 1: Cabello's vocals make the highs shine hard with her tweety and nasally vocals. This combined with the same long guitar strums make for a nicely balanced composition that the FiiO FH5 can wholely appreciate and represent. Mendes' entry with his whispery and modest voice fills in the mids and also continues the guitar instrumentals. The cracks in Mendes' vocals chords are eerily present when listening to this song using the FiiO FH5, they are amazingly clear. Especially the latter section of the song with the subvocals from Mendes. Chorus: Mendes and Cabello's vocals are greatly matched and clear, the separation between the two vocalists is outstanding, and the continuation of the guitar is ever present. Clarity and balance are the main takeaways from the chorus of this song. Verse 2: The guitar is picked up a notch, as well as Cabello's vocals. The mids and highs are once again present and clear here, with the hint of deep, low bass still giving the composition some body. Bridge: This is easily the busiest section of the song. Despite this, Cabello and Mendes' vocals are still clear and far forward, with that returning guitar still audible and the light subvocals also making an appearance. This is one part of the song where it can be slightly muddled but not enough to notice in casual listening sessions. Song 3 - Green Day - American Idiot (Punk Rock)
Intro + Verses: The edgy and dirty gutiar solo is amazingly clear despite being purposefully nasty and unkempt, the kickdrum pauses are also punchy and vibrant. Chorus: The evidently punk-rock instrumentals are amazingly vibrant and fun, with the vocals also clear, the vocals are slightly overpowered by the instrumentals but I feel like this was done on purpose with a song of this nature. This simple composition is highly effective and punchy using the FiiO FH5, and I'm not even using bass eartips to listen to American Idiot. Bridge: This guitar and drum solo is amazingly fun and vibrant, the guitars are in perfect sync with the kickdrum also punchy and deep. There is also a light symbal audible in the background and I am amazed at how balanced the FiiO FH5 is at keeping the composition separated. I also love that the vocals are still clear and raspy to properly represent the vocalist's true sound signature.  

 
I picked up on the audio scene pretty late this year and only got fully invested when I first purchased my Tin HiFi T2, which I bought after requesting recommendations for budget-oritented in-ear monitors made with mids and highs in mind. While they were good, I sought after more, and just after two weeks, the FiiO FH5 introduced themselves to me.
I thoroughly believe the FiiO FH5 is going to be my ultimate in-ear monitors, for the price it is unbelievable how good they sound. Take with salt, as I have only tried a handful of audio equipment, with the FiiO FH5 easily topping all of them, and in every department.
 

 
Having originally bought these for Korean pop where songs tend to be on the fun and saturated side with enhanced highs and mids, I'm proud to say that I am in love with the FiiO FH5's bass and low-end reproduction. The FiiO FH5 is so good at the low-end and it's all thanks to the single dyanmic driver as it handles the responsibilities encompassing the low-end.
The mids and highs are just as clear, vibrant, crisp, and detailed as well, there hasn't been a time when I'm listening to a song and the vocals haven't shone brightly. The mids are greatly separated and allows for amazing instrumentation separation on the FiiO FH5.
 
I am completely satisfied with dropping $250 on the FiiO FH5, and actually from the unboxing and addtional accesories, not to mention the aesthetics, I would've thought these retailed for so much more. These in-ear monitors are amazing at balancing the lows, mids, and highs, and I suppose that's exactly what makes these my personal favorite in-ear monitor, and probably the best in-ear monitors I will ever get the chance to use in my entire life.
For that $250 price tag, personally, I'd say that is well worth it and then some.

I own a K-pop-oriented YouTube channel and all of my videos are copyright-claimed, netting me no income, as it should be, as I am not the rightful owner of the content. Not really any other way around it.

I SHARED YOU THAT IN CONFIDENCE

I SHARED YOU THAT IN CONFIDENCE

Note taken- NEVER buy a product from Google

Subscription fatigue man. I'd move away probably to Edge as that's Chromium and syncs up my Google account anyway.
I'm a Chrome user for as long as I can remember.

I've found auto-generated is completely useless with Cantonese Chinese and Korean videos. I don't have the greatest Korean proficiency but even I know some of the stuff auto-generated spits out in Korean variety shows is off target by a good margin.

Probably stuff to go towards my PC, it's been a while since I last improved even the looks of my PC.

Probably stuff to go towards my PC, it's been a while since I last improved even the looks of my PC.

The Samsung Galaxy Buds+ are Samsung’s newest Galaxy Buds truly-wireless Bluetooth earphones that retail for £100 as of this review. I bought mine as a next step towards the truly-wireless earbuds vibe, coming from my former Anker Soundcore Liberty Airs, which I have reviewed here.
I have used my Galaxy Buds for approximately a week and a half, and I haven’t charged them for at least 5 days, using them on-and-off during breaks at work, out on the streets taking leisurely walks, or even just at home unwinding in my room.
 
The Buds+ were an impulse buy when I was moving from my iPhone 8 Plus to my new Samsung S20, and thought to cash out on an entirely new everyday carry setup, now consisting of my Samsung S20, Samsung Watch Active, and of course my Samsung Galaxy Buds+. The Buds+ were pretty easy to get hold of being as ubiquitous as they are, I decided to grab my pair in the same baby blue that I got my Samsung S20 in. Their case was much smaller than I expected, as well as the Buds themselves, which was a welcome choice as I wanted wireless earbuds that didn’t stick out in public, such as the AirPods.
 
I’ve been using these for a week and I’ve gotten to learn the sound signature of it, and how it performs compared to my prized FiiO FH5 in-ear monitors, as well as my open-backed Sennheiser HD 580 headphones. I did not prioritise sound as a top feature when selecting new earbuds, as I generally don’t fully appreciate sound quality in truly wireless earbuds, given how I am usually walking around and want to hear my surroundings as much as possible, whilst still having some background music. The Buds were a perfect choice for me given their small form factor and generally unity to my Samsung S20.
 

 
These are the cutest pair of earbuds I’ve ever used, they’re pretty round and fit flat into my ear, conforming similarly to that of a proper in-ear monitor such as my FH5s. I prefer these types of designs in truly-wireless earphones to the stick design as I find sticks to scream for attention.
 

 
The fitment of the earbuds is also spectacular. I have extremely small ear canals, so I only need the smallest ear tip size possible. The shape of the Buds+ fit nicely and give an impossibly-tight seal to my ears, with equally as good noise isolation. I don’t really experience the pressure that some people get from airplanes for example, so I can’t comment on that, but I find the noise isolation of these earbuds fantastic and not fatiguing. In fact, I find it scarily good that I sometimes have to enable transparency mode in the Galaxy Wearable app in order to get at least some outside world noise to come in in fear for the lack of environmental noise.
 

 
The case is super small and can fit in the small watch pocket that jeans have remarkably comfortably. The case is made of a glossy plastic that isn’t all that slippery. There is a flat side on the bottom in order to get these to comfortably sit on a table for example. Otherwise, they are a standard pill-shaped case, nice and minimal.
 

 
The case also charges using USB-C as well as wireless, however I find charging with USB-C much faster, even if you are charging them for ten minutes, tops. The case also swings open nicely, it is kind of difficult one-handed, but the lip on the front of the case makes it easy to visualise where the opening of the clamshell is.
 

 
As mentioned before, these use USB-C to charge, and also have the luxury of wireless charging with any Qi-enabled wireless charging, and even accept reverse-wireless charging from my S20 for extra quality of life, even if I still do find the reverse-wireless charging a little gimmicky.
 
Samsung claims 22 hours of battery life on their website, which I assume is both the Buds+ and the charging case as well. I have barely been able to get these below 40% on the case, and that’s with an hour or two per day with these on since I got them, so I’m going to give them the benefit of the doubt and believe them. These certainly will not die quick even with heavy use, given how I wanted them to die but they just refused to. It doesn’t help that they’re so easy to charge as well.
 
It’s safe to say, you’re never going to get caught with your pants down with these if the case is still topped up.
 

 
The Galaxy Wearable app is paramount to the sound quality and usability of the Buds+, with features such as battery status, ambient sound modes, equaliser settings, as well as touch controls.
 
 
The home screen of the Galaxy Wearable app has most of the features one would need for daily usage, in particular the equaliser and ambient sound modes.
As you can see, I personally prefer ambient sound to be off as I find it recesses the lows and highs far too much to be enjoyable to hear music with, no matter what volume. This is because the ambient sound modes simply use microphones on the rears of the buds and project those back into your ear, so all that sound that would typically be reserved for giving you the best listening experience, now has to also feed back the outside world, the staging just isn’t there enough to be able to differentiate outside from the inside.
 
 

 
The equaliser might be a controversial topic, as I find all of the equaliser settings are equally garbage, and I've found software equalisers are generally subpar and detrimental to sound quality and signature. The normal equaliser (aka, stock listening experience) is overly muddy, with the lows being overbearingly stomping, the mids being recessed quite a bit, and the highs sounding quite sibilant and tinny.
 
For the reasons above, and because of my own taste in music, I prefer the ‘Treble boost’ equaliser, as this evens out the harsh lows, whilst also highlighting the mids a bit more. The highs and treble aren’t as punchy as the name of the equaliser might suggest, but due to the nature of the Buds+ being low-heavy, it’s not surprising.
 
There are other equaliser settings such as ‘Bass Boost’, which eradicate all highs from your music altogether, the soft preset which does the opposite and squishes lows like a bug, and dynamic for if you want your Buds+ to sound V-shaped. I don’t recommend any of the presets apart from ‘Treble boost’ as that is the one that I find closest to my reference IEMs, the FiiO FH5s, in sound signature. However, I do enjoy that options are there for anybody who is looking for some more punch and bounce in their music whilst listening to these buds.
 

 
A forewarning, I will be using the ‘Treble boost’ preset for my sound review, since I really am not a fan of the ‘Normal’ preset, and would in fact not use these Buds if the preset could not be changed. £100 for the sound signature that ‘Normal’ gives was unacceptable to me and I refuse to use it. Sorry.
As a general umbrella comparison for the real, stock sound signature, take my findings for the sound, and put more emphasis on the lows, and blow out the mids a lot more.
 
Highs:
The highs, I personally find are the weakest point of the earbuds. They’re very recessed no matter what track I listen to, and are overshadowed by the lows and mids, especially in bassier tracks. Female vocals lack power and punch that I would typically expect out of a good pair of earbuds or headphones, which is a shame as female vocals make up a good chunk of my everyday music listening. The highs however make up for this with astounding clarity, even if such clarity lacks imaging.
 
Mids:
I find mids fairly strong with these earbuds, they are clear and crisp, but like the highs, are overshadowed slightly by the lows. In tracks that have a lot of synths, drums, and overall busy instrumentals, the mids are able to separate nicely and image well. The mids tend to muddle slightly when there is a lot of bass present, but otherwise, the mids are fairly competent and I have little complaints.
 
Lows:
The lows are easily the most prominent part of the earbuds, screaming for attention and have definitely overtaken both the mids and highs in a variety of tracks I have listened to. Bass is slightly veiled, and takes a front row seat to the mids and highs, and this is even with the Treble Boost equalise preset. Because of this, I find heavy metal and rock music lends itself nicely the Buds+ sound signature, even with Treble Boost on.
I am not a fan of lows as most of my music biases towards the highs and mids, so the sound signature of the Buds+ was slightly disappointing to myself, but as a casual pair of buds to take out when I’m out on the go, it’s not entirely a dealbreaker.
 

 
These Buds are definitely my favorite pair of wireless earphones I have ever owned, with so much creature comforts, it’s hard to argue with the price of £100. USB-C charging, Qi wireless charging, the small form factor, it’s all a complete package that fits in your pocket nicely. The design is also super low-key as well, even if you opt for the other colors of the Buds+.
 
Which I guess is unfortunate given I can’t necessarily vouch for the sound signature, the sound is slightly veiled and doesn’t punch the highs enough for it to be enjoyable, at least to my taste in music. I would much prefer a drop-off in lows in exchange for some more vibrancy in the highs. I can’t dock it too much though, as these are truly-wireless earbuds and aren’t made to be listened to in an isolated studio. I do otherwise enjoy these as a simple grab-and-go option for when I want to listen to music on the go, whilst still maintaining auditory awareness of my surroundings.
 
As an entire unit, I do enjoy these earbuds, and I’m sure the average consumer would have no complaints with the sound signature, as these are an irresistibly convenient pair of earbuds for the price. As an impulse buy for my Samsung S20, these have been great, and I expect to hold onto these for a good few years, even if the sound signature and I don’t bond very well.

Because they don't make enough money already

I think with those two apps in particular, I don't see where mobile payment options is really relevant. At least everyone else I've known who has signed up for these services, they've all setup autopay directly on the website from their laptops or desktops. I don't think I've ever seen anyone sign up for Spotify or Netflix on a phone to tablet. Now that's not to say those people don't exist, I just don't think the majority of the revenue Spotify or Netflix is getting comes through that manner. And as such, wouldn't affect them that much. 

At least you can still sideload apps on Android, but it's an unwelcome development regardless of anything. If things keep going in that direction, buying a Linux phone might become a much better option than it is right now.

You can't force someone to care about their privacy, if they are aware of how their data is collected and used and that still doesn't concern them then that's just how they prioritize or view things.

Corne came in. Still waiting on keycaps and pro micros to finish completely, but for now, here it is:

Quite a cute board tbh