def decode_simple(value):
    """
    Return unicode version of value

    Simple heuristics: Try UTF-8 first, cp1252 then

    :Parameters:
     - `value`: The value to decode

    :Types:
     - `value`: ``str``

    :return: The decoded value
    :rtype: ``unicode``
    """
    try:
        return value.decode('utf-8')
    except UnicodeError:
        return value.decode('cp1252')