Apple Officially Cancels AirPower

[Hallouminati]

The timing is awful and I can’t help but think the whole thing was stage managed. Just a few days after they release the new AirPods, which by all accounts only charge on some wireless chargers, not all (mine don’t work on my desk riser), they now say they won’t release something that was a determining factor in many people’s choice to make the purchase. I fully expect somebody (cough American cough) to file a lawsuit!

 

[dogslobber]

Steve never cancelled a project publicly. Don’t pre-announce until they’re ready for release!

 

[DevNull0]

None of those has the convenience of AirPods, which make it worth the $160 to me. The ability to use either in the ear on calls and swap as needed is worth every penny. But poor is a moving personal definition.

You're arguing in circles. You responded to my post to an other user, I replied to you and now your post is simply ignoring the reasoning behind my post you could reply to. I could literally post my reply to the other user 2 posts up the chain to you here. You've literally closed the circle

What is the purpose of you budding into another conversation when you have no idea of the context? You just knock a conversation off topic.

 

[IbisDoc]

AirPods should all still be under the return period, so Tim Cook’s shady decision to market these as “works with the upcoming AirPower” will not get him into the trouble that he deserves.

 

[Nanotyrns]

Steve never cancelled a project publicly. Don’t pre-announce until they’re ready for release!

Yeah usually they don't cancel anything publicly. It just disappears from the lineup on the website. I suppose this one they had to. Everyone was beginning to wonder if it had been killed and buried in the basement or something.

 

[Haust]

AirPods should all still be under the return period, so Tim Cook’s shady decision to market these as “works with the upcoming AirPower” will not get him into the trouble that he deserves.

Sure it will, most people won’t bother to return them. People are lazy. They know that. Apple times things purposefully.

 

[Naaaaak]

This mistake wasn't in its cancelation; the mistake was in the announcement and setting expectations.

 

[Baymowe335]

Not kidding. Can we sue or class action sue? It was a unique feature I was very excited to have and anticipated when I purchased my Xs...

Yeah, those go over so well.

 

[Dephtones]

Some of these comments , specifically the ones that lack knowledge and substance, make for great toilet reading material.

 

[Baymowe335]

Sure it will, most people won’t bother to return them. People are lazy. They know that. Apple times things purposefully.

They let you know AirPower is a no go before the return window was over for AirPods 2, even if you bought them on release day. What is shady about that?

 

[Guda.FL]

Its hard to be sarcastic on this. But isn't it just a charging pad. Not like we need it to operate on mars.

However i did purchase the airpods 2 wireless because anticipating this pad. Back it goes.

 

[phigment]

They let you know AirPower is a no go before the return window was over for AirPods 2, even if you bought them on release day. What is shady about that?

Can’t return them if you had them laser inscribed “for free”. This is ********. I would never have spent the $50 extra for wireless I I knew AirPower wasn’t coming out.

They should offer an Apple credit for those that got F’d

 

[TheSkywalker77]

And just like that, Tim Apple killed a meme.

 

[ke-iron]

I am lost for words.

 

[PickUrPoison]

Why cancel the order for the Airpods 2? C'mon be real, there are already other device in the market and lots of cars can offer integrated wireless charging pads.

Just being edgy on the Internet. Why else?

 

[Bawstun]

It's time for tim  to take a vacation

Been saying it since the truth of batterygate came to light — he’s running Apple’s innovation into the ground.

Can’t build a charging mat — can easily roll out a titanium-cut credit card with Goldman Sachs.

Yikes. F’ing yikes.

SELL SELL SELL! lol

 

[PickUrPoison]

I'm both incredibly surprised and I guess also not at the same time.

I can't think of a product Apple mentioned in the last decade that had this many delays.

One delay, of almost three months. It turned into a cancellation before it actually hit the three month mark.

 

[512ke]

So AirPower was more complex and difficult to implement than a credit card, obviously.

 

[Baymowe335]

Can’t return them if you had them laser inscribed “for free”. This is ********. I would never have spent the $50 extra for wireless I I knew AirPower wasn’t coming out.

They should offer an Apple credit for those that got F’d

Have you asked them to do so? Guarantee my stores would do it.

 

[klky]

Been saying it since the truth of batterygate came to light — he’s running Apple’s innovation into the ground.

Can’t build a charging mat — can easily roll out a titanium-cut credit card with Goldman Sachs.

Yikes. F’ing yikes.

SELL SELL SELL! lol

Considering we haven’t actually seen the card yet, should we assume it’s actually coming out? Too soon?

 

[MX20]

In 2007, Apple announced a major breakthrough device that is universally praised for its hardwork of innovation went into the iPhone and became available to buy one from day one.

In 2017, Apple announced a product that seems to take more than a year to confirm regarding its status of availability for the customer to purchase.

 

[mi7chy]

Perhaps the positive outcome is Apple will build reverse wireless charging into future iPhones like the Galaxy S10 series.

 

[Rce84]

I think it's ridiculous you expect other people to agree with your sense of the ridiculous.

Grown adults are on here throwing a fit about a product Apple didn't release and wanting to return their headphones because they can't buy an "official" Apple charger. Yeah, I feel pretty confident that's ridiculous. This type of "outrage" is exactly why the term iSheep exists.

 

[PickUrPoison]

Good.

It isn’t wireless if you have to plug the thing into the socket first. May as well just use the lightning cable.

But it didn’t need to be plugged in. That’s why it was called AirPower; it could pull power out of thin air (the thinner the better—J. Ive).

PS It really would have been magical!

PPS Plugging a mat in once when you bring it home from the store is somewhat different than plugging in 3 things every day. 3/day is more than a thousand times per year—for the rest of your life.

 

[Boardiesboi]

I purchased online which does not allow for returns. Not sure if this is the case for all countries.

Apple store online should allow in store or online return within 14 days.

Maybe check your order on Apple online and see if there is a selection to initiate return?