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AirPods and AirPods Pro Manufacturing Could Be Impacted by Coronavirus, Leading to Greater Supply Shortages
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I doubt you and your brother manufacture anything in China, because if you did, you would have known that Chinese factories shut down for two weeks for the lunar new year, EVERY Year. This year, the government has extended the holiday by a week – to Feb. 7 – due to the outbreak.
Are their developers also Chinese or why does it take them so long to fix the broken ANC on my 280€ headphones
So my opinion on comfort is that they feel better than the original airpods and I don't worry about fit.
That being said I also have issues usually with gummy earpods and these are no exception. I had a bit of a headache on the flight home and having things in my ears didn't help. Ended up taking them out and sleeping. When I use them around the house or taking calls they don't normally bother me unless I wear them for a couple hours.
Yes, given that Luxshare-ICT co-developed the AirPods with Apple. Not to mention there are a whole bunch of acoustic hardware engineers at Apple's Shanghai R&D site.
I know that some of the pre-coronavirus sites I read talked about CNY putting factories out of commission for 2-3 weeks, and my order for Airpods Pro on Jan 25 was showing a 1 month lead time. I think we'll probably start seeing how serious things are over the next couple weeks as we see orders get delayed (or not). Especially since we don't know if people are returning to work from the holidays, or staying put so that things don't spread. The stuff I'm hearing from someone in HK is that there's a pretty big disruption and people are scared, and it's definitely not business as usual.
Yeah, I somehow feel like this is the least of our worries with this virus. Some of the social media posts leaking from China are horrifying. Even if the rest of the world can isolate themselves from China (good luck), the worldwide economic impacts are going to be crazy, and the human toll within China is going to be vast. So goes the ancient Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times." Nobody wants China on the brink of anything.
You aren’t Apple, as you said. They have contingency plans. My friend lives in China and said they have already made alternative arrangements and created ad-hoc production lines with masks and signing waivers to work.
Hon Hai can’t afford to NOT make stuff.
I never said that it does diminish others. I was merely paying a compliment. It’s amazing how when one pays a compliment to someone’s observation, others like to seemingly be critical or negative of it. Thanks for that. :/
Your welcome. I was merely disagreeing with the compliment you paid. That comment was neither well said nor was in proper perspective. It implied that to think about headphones puts more importance on the products vs thinking about lives. That implication is silly. It certainly isn't the voice of common sense.
Yes, Macrumors, We get it, this virus is impacting manufacturing levels in China. And I do think it’s a very _serious_ illness, but we don’t need an article every day that talks about this virus and how it’s affecting possible future iPhone manufacturing/AirPods, etc.
The are very comfortable for me. Uses them mainly when working out and so far I have not done anything where I feel they might fall out. Long time listening 3+ hours has also been no problem in terms of comfortability.
So? Doesn't mean anyone wants AirPods at the cost of human life.
(idgaf about airpods myself)
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I don't think so, but it's a little suspicious. Not as much as a few of Trump's tweets.
Really? I mean apparently more people died of a simple flue in the same timeframe in the US alone.
Burden of Influenza
Learn about how CDC estimates the burden of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
2 weeks of corona virus worldwide 560 (circa) death
2 weeks of flue in the US alone 1386 (circa)...
2017-2018 death in US alone was about 61,000 or an average of 166 death a day... and again, we are speaking US alone!
2018-2019 death in US alone was about 34,157 or an average of 93 death a day.
Flu Kills 646,000 People Worldwide Each Year: Study. Seasonal flu kills 291,000 to 646,000 people worldwide each year, according to a new estimate that's higher than the previous one of 250,000 to 500,000 deaths a year.
Influenza (seasonal)
WHO fact sheet on influenza: includes key facts, definition, symptoms, transmission, seasonal epidemics, effects, prevention, WHO response.
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I am not saying it is not bad, but the "how lethal it is" is a media build-up, as right now, a simple flue is deadlier than the corona virus, it's just the media going hipe on things.
That said, respect for Cina and all people that are touched by this terrible thing!
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Here’s what you don’t understand: this corona virus is much more lethal than the seasonal flu. A typical flu kills 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) who contract it. This strain of the Corona virus is killing 1 in 50 (2%). See the difference? It is also more contagious.
If the same number of Americans who contracted the flu in 2017/2018 had instead contracted this Coronavirus, 1.2 million would have died instead of 60,000.
That’s why it’s so important to contain this virus.
Edit: This has nothing to do with media hype. The latest numbers from China are that the total number of deaths are at least 636, with the total number of confirmed cases at 31,161. That’s 2%.
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The Chinese Tencent service may have intentionally leaked the real scope of the outbreak briefly and the numbers are far worse than were being released with a fatality rate exceeding 10% and possibly even exceeding 15%.
Tencent may have accidentally leaked real data on Wuhan virus deaths | Taiwan News | 2020/02/05
Tencent briefly lists 154,023 infections and 24,589 deaths from Wuhan coronavirus.As many experts question the veracity of China's statistics for the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, Tencent over the weekend seems to have inadvertently released what is potentially the actual number of infections and...
www.taiwannews.com.tw
If those "leaked" numbers are correct, it'd very interesting that the fatality rate outside of China hasn't been higher, but it's still early.
Yeah, Flu is awful and it's a bad flu year. The difference is that we know how to deal with flu. We're not even sure exactly how contagious this new virus is. The best course of action is to do too much instead of too little.
The good news is that the things you do to avoid catching the flu are probably also useful to avoid getting Corona virus so whether you believe in the Corona Virus or not, just take extra precautions to avoid getting a cold and the flu. Don't do it for yourself. Do it for people who you might transmit the flu, cold, (or Corona virus) to. One fewer sick person is one fewer disease vector spreading the pain.
Wash your hands with soap often (and wash thoroughly... don't just splash water and touch the soap), cover your cough, and stay home if you're sick or even think you might be sick. There's not much else you can do anyway.
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I bought my AirPods with a good deal but the Pro are still too expensive and I'd buy them at their current price only if I was sure to keep them for at least 5 years. I don't think battery life would be good after 3 years though. I wish there was a way to install a new battery at a reasonable price, or at least they could offer a discount when you bring your old AirPorts back and buy a new pair, just like they do with iPhones.
Coronavirus in number is 31,524 cases and 638 death which means 0.02
If you believe the other estimate is 154,023 cases and 24,589 death which means 0.15 (pretty much as the flu).
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yes as pointed out missed one step it's 2% not 0.02
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Indeed. Let's just throw out all of the reported statistics and most of the news to date for a moment.
Does anyone really think that the Chinese government is going to react this way if it's just an outbreak of the sniffles? Ignore what they say. Focus on what they're doing.
Do you honestly believe that the Chinese government would be running around in full panic mode over something that is killing few people?
These numbers may be more accurate:
Tencent may have accidentally leaked real data on Wuhan virus deaths | Taiwan News | 2020/02/05
Tencent briefly lists 154,023 infections and 24,589 deaths from Wuhan coronavirus.As many experts question the veracity of China's statistics for the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, Tencent over the weekend seems to have inadvertently released what is potentially the actual number of infections and...
www.taiwannews.com.tw
UPDATE: Those "leaked" numbers weren't a leak. It was a hoax. Sorry for posting that.
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Re-check your math. 638 out of 31,524 is 2.02%.
24,589 out of 154,023 is 15.96%—almost 1 in 6. That’s devastating.
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