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AirPods Launch on Apple Store for $159 With December 21 Delivery

So these are available next week in stores? Does it state a specific date so I don't have to drive there and waste time. Can't call a store anymore to check anything which stinks.
 
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ipedro said:
No, I live in that reality and benefit from it. Don't worry, you'll be dragged along into it once the grandma's of the world are talking to their wrists to ask their assistive robots to fetch the laundry basket in the basement.

It's pretty funny how I received something almost exactly like your comment when I predicted in 2007 that the iPhone would inevitably be most people's only computer.

"But how do they get on the web? How do they work with word documents? How do they edit their photos in Photoshop? I need a real computer. You can't do that with a cell phone. You're living in Steve Jobs' reality distortion field"
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To be fair, they weren't wrong at that time. They just didn't or couldn't the impact of the modern day smartphone beyond the immediate drawbacks and limitations.

Yes, cellular connectivity was slow at the time, but the demand for smartphones would spur demand for such connectivity, and in turn spur its development. Likewise, typing out a document on a smartphone was unthinkable at the time, but newer note-taking apps redesigned for a smartphone interface made this possible as well. I can't edit a photo in photoshop, but there are tons of smartphone apps which allow simple edits (which is really what most people need).

Time will solve a lot of problems.
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MobiusStrip said:
Ha ha ha! This is exactly why Apple designs are failures. The public has already condemned the iPhone's design as a failure. How? By burying the vast majority of their "thin, elegant" iPhones in tacky, bulky cases. They have determined that Apple's products can't withstand being used for their primary purpose.

They also carry around power bricks and wads of wire, so they can beg bartenders to plug their iPhones in (or crawl under tables to do so themselves). Why? Because Apple's idiotic and undesired mania for "thinness" has rendered its products essentially DOA because they don't have enough battery to support their advertised uses for half a day.
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I carry my 6S+ naked without a case, and it lasts long enough throughout the day, so no need for a power bank for me.

Maybe it's a failure to them but the iPhone design sure as hell is a positive for me.
 
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Except for giant releases like a new iPhone, this is typical practice (for Apple and most companies). Not everything gets a pre-order.
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You're right, but not even Apple product gets a release date and then gets delayed indefinitely, with no word from Apple, and then sprung on the market without notice.

Sorry, but Apple totally screwed the pooch here.

I'll just let you review and reflect on all the posts below, and the many more sure to follow, likely representing millions of customers who were looking forward to the release of these AirPods.

What Apple should have done is issue a press release apologizing for the unexpected delays and announce the launch date.

mikethebigo said:
Well this is kind of BS. So I don't get a pair until mid-January because I happened to work a late shift last night and didn't happen to wake up early enough on some random Tuesday. Screw that, seriously.
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Apollonian said:
I agree, I was working and missed it. As a loyal customer I really don't appreciate that they didn't announce a preorder time AHEAD of the sale so there would be some time for people to find out it will be available like they do with iPhones. Apple continues to disappoint. They are losing touch with their loyal customers and getting a little to big for themselves IMHO.
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UntitledImage said:
I agree. I wanted to buy for my husband for xmas. It's the last week of class, I was up writing until 5am est and just got up an hour ago, no warning, totally missed it. Some kind of email from apple to let us know to be ready would have been nice. But they probably didn't because they knew demand exceeded supply and they didn't want people crashing their site.... still. Annoying. I'll be mad if they do that with the 27" lg.
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Binarymix said:
Seriously? They release them at some random date and time with no notice?

I work afternoons, I was sleeping.

If it were a pre-order I would have set my alarm, or stayed up.

Screw Apple. They are ****ing their customers left and right.
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garyleecn said:
at least you are on EST... its so unfair for us who are on PST... nobody wakes up 6 in the morning just to check the website.. so so so unfair.
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xinam said:
I feel for you guys I really do, but I've got to say it i'm afraid... 'You snooze, you lose!'.
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Ma2k5 said:
No matter what time they do it, there will be people missing out.
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garyleecn said:
but at least people will be awake, and have a 'fair fight'.

it's the same as starting sale at 1AM PST unannounced. where people are most likely sleeping on EST.
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dannys1 said:
It'll be the first Apple gadget I won't buy - would love to have a play with the technology side of it, but as an audiophile and previous audio engineer the sound side would be remotely close to what i'd enjoy.
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on a side note: what would you recommend using? I am currently using the Master & Dynamic MW60 Bluetooth and the new Jaybird Freedoms. I enjoy them but am always looking for that better pair. Thanks in advance.
 
dampfnudel said:
Which might actually be a good thing for people to get an opportunity to see it in person and question if they want to walk around with little blow dryers/q-tips in their ears. Maybe Apple will release them in black so they look a little better and don't stick out like a douchtastic sore thumb or improve the design with rev. B/gen 2.
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the design looks odd now, but once millions around the world start wearing them they will look as normal as the wired one
 
just-in-timing...

personally I like the aesthetics of them. i think it is a clever design considering the beam forming nature of the mics and that tapping them will be easier and more comforting to tap by the stem then if you were tapping them deeper into your ear. the stem also provides an area to slip on a simple retainer strap. only issue i see is the retainer strap fitting in the carry case and for charging.
 
magicschoolbus said:
Yeah - exactly. They are to concerned with their margins and earnings instead of making products people actually want. They have left people that have supported this company through it all with macs that are outdated, a sore attempt at a fashion company, an iPhone and iPad that you cannot plug into a new Macbook pro straight out of the box without an adapter, and one that you can't listen to music on without buying a new pair of headphones.

Apple doesn't have courage. They are what we have come to hate. They are what MS once was. Apple owns most media and has locked it down via iTunes store.. and control all access to it via their devices.

Maybe if Apple actually released a decent laptop, or updated their iMac line, I would feel differently. Now they are just a mobile corporate sucking profit margin price gouging conglomerate with a fan base of people that buy computers because they are pretty.

Sorry Apple - I am done with you.
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you'll be back
 
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dampfnudel said:
Which might actually be a good thing for people to get an opportunity to see it in person and question if they want to walk around with little blow dryers/q-tips in their ears. Maybe Apple will release them in black so they look a little better and don't stick out like a douchtastic sore thumb or improve the design with rev. B/gen 2.
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Some of us have enough hair that nobody will really see them in our ears without trying hard to see them. ;)
 
I have to say that Apple delaying the launch might be a tactical master play.

I can only speak for myself but I suspect there will the other people in a similar position.

I had no intention of buying these. Already have 1 set of very high quality over ear BT headphones and 1 set of cheaper in ear BT headphones for the gym. Just had no need. However as time went on so did my curiosity and yesterday I ordered a pair...just because I think I could!! Well Done Apple! Well Done!! Please take all my money!! Take it! Take it all!!!
 
MobiusStrip said:
Ha ha ha! This is exactly why Apple designs are failures. The public has already condemned the iPhone's design as a failure. How? By burying the vast majority of their "thin, elegant" iPhones in tacky, bulky cases. They have determined that Apple's products can't withstand being used for their primary purpose.

They also carry around power bricks and wads of wire, so they can beg bartenders to plug their iPhones in (or crawl under tables to do so themselves). Why? Because Apple's idiotic and undesired mania for "thinness" has rendered its products essentially DOA because they don't have enough battery to support their advertised uses for half a day.
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What a sad individual. Your post stinks of envy and jealously. The fact that you created an account in 2009 and are still here following this forum suggests that you are secretly fascinated by Apple products and their new announcements.
 
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slips away.. I wanna see them reach a February 2017 deadline. Go, Go, Go.

In 14 minutes the deadline slipped to 4 weeks already.... The fastest slip i'll ever see.
 
bunnicula said:
Some of us have enough hair that nobody will really see them in our ears without trying hard to see them. ;)
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Aside from hiding them, honestly, who cares what others think when wearing them. I can think of a lot of more outlandish things people wear besides some Airpods. If someone wants to judge and laugh while I wear these, please do. My response is a laugh in return to show how shallow these people are, being they need to express and hide their insecurity of "Laughing." Transparency is skin deep for some.
 
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Aside from hiding them, honestly, who cares what others think when wearing them. I can think of a lot of more outlandish things people wear besides some Airpods. If someone wants to judge and laugh while I wear these, please do. My response is a laugh in return to show how shallow these people are, being they need to express and hide their insecurity of "Laughing." Transparency is skin deep for some.
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Clothes deep for some people
 
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Relentless Power said:
Aside from hiding them, honestly, who cares what others think when wearing them. I can think of a lot of more outlandish things people wear besides some Airpods. If someone wants to judge and laugh while I wear these, please do. My response is a laugh in return to show how shallow these people are, being they need to express and hide their insecurity of "Laughing." Transparency is skin deep for some.
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At the start it will be more envy than anything else when they secretly want them
 
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Abazigal said:
If I wanted a strap, I would have picked the beats sports earbuds instead (can't recall it's name offhand).
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You mean the PowerBeats 3? I don't know, I feel that is a completely different beast. They are a lot more hefty and not everyone will like the design of the wings/clasps etc. The cable also has a remote so it will add more drag/weight.

This cable makes it more similar to the Beats-X, but keeping the Airpods in-ear form. In addition, the wire seems much less troublesome then the Beats-X (shorter, lighter, no remote). Besides, the Beats-X doesn't ship till Feb/March, and it doesn't have a charging case.

It could help those who liked the Airpods but were tempted to go for the Beats-X because they were worried about strapless design.
 
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You mean the PowerBeats 3? I don't know, I feel that is a completely different beast. They are a lot more hefty and not everyone will like the design of the wings/clasps etc. The cable also has a remote so it will add more drag/weight.

This cable makes it more similar to the Beats-X, but keeping the Airpods in-ear form. In addition, the wire seems much less troublesome then the Beats-X (shorter, lighter, no remote). Besides, the Beats-X doesn't ship till Feb/March, and it doesn't have a charging case.

It could help those who liked the Airpods but were tempted to go for the Beats-X because they were worried about strapless design.
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You are right. This is conceptually closer to the beats X than the Powerbeats 3.

I dunno. To me, adding a strap kinda defeats the whole point? So now I have to remove the strap before keeping the airpods in the charging case and then manually add it back on when I take the airpods out? If this means another rubber strap to manage, I may as well just go back to using EarPods.

The strap just seems like a very cynical ploy by said company to capitalize on a very bad joke. For me, I have ordered a set from Apple's online store. If I find the airpods don't stay in my ears, or have some other debilitating drawback, I am returning it for a refund. Not going to bother with accessories to try and work around those issues.
 
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