Thanks for the compliment Doomer and for the moral support, KidK!

Well, since this has come up, I'll explain that I got very, very fed up with mobile phones during a period in my life when I had a work Blackberry that was beeping 24/7, every five minutes, and a boyfriend who as calling and texting obsessively (until I ended it).
A mobile phone can become a real nuisance that constantly harasses you.

As for evil corporations - yes, both Samsung and Apple to some degree fall into that category. But they are also innovative companies at the forefront of technology. For me it was obvious that Android was preferable to Apple, since Android is open source. With only three choices, it was a fairly obvious choice. The HTC Wildfire, although also Android, had a smaller screen and I did not know anything about the company. I know that the quality of both Samsung and Apple products is generally good.

And KidK - somebody else is like you too - they don't have a mobil either!