You can still buy Bose hardware pretty much anywhere if that brand appeals more to you and others.
To me Beats is a bit overpriced. Still like more Pioneer for serious headset. Bose audio systems for cars are awesome though.
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Apple Reportedly Preparing to Remove Bose Audio Products From Retail Stores
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You can still buy Bose hardware pretty much anywhere if that brand appeals more to you and others.
To me Beats is a bit overpriced. Still like more Pioneer for serious headset. Bose audio systems for cars are awesome though.
Regardless of the opinions of others, I don't find Bose stuff that bad. I also have a set of Beats ear buds which sound good to me as well. I'm not an audiophile so I'm okay with them. That being said, I buy Apple stuff at the Apple store, if I want Bose, I wouldn't get it there anyways. Most likely I'd get it online as it would be cheaper. Then again I go to the Apple store so infrequently I'll never notice it anyways.
You keep using that word...
Not selling products from a competitor in your own stores is hardly anticompetitive. I don't expect to be able to buy a brand new Chevy at a Dodge dealership, nor an iPad at a Microsoft store, nor should I.
Not selling products from a competitor in your own stores is hardly anticompetitive. I don't expect to be able to buy a brand new Chevy at a Dodge dealership, nor an iPad at a Microsoft store, nor should I.
Apple is allowed to make choices in which brands they want to represent at their stores. They cannot stock every audio brand available. And I'm not for Bose or Beats, since they are both overpriced, but the Bose and NFL deal fining players like that is what started it. I would remove their products from my shelves too.
I'd hope that nobody would buy accessories from the Apple store since you can almost always get them cheaper elsewhere - not sure if removing Bose products would even help Apple unless they're planning make it so you can only buy Beats from Apple.
Not really. Apple doesn't sell pc running windows in there stores and MicroSoft doesn't sell Apple products in thier stores.
Don't really see this as an issue.
They carry other high end audio brands (regardless of bose being overpriced). I cannot imagine they sell a lot of bose products anyways. If they are removing bose, they should just remove all of the others for the reason you said. They are now in the audio business.
I think that it would hinder them by removing Bose. They don't remove other case manufactures or keyboards and so on. II might be Bose pulling stunts with Apple because of litigation with Beats. With Apple always keeping the details to themselves we might never know.
You must be a seasoned audiophile!
Anyway, the "anti-competitive" bla bla is funny, considering that Bose is a direct competitor of Apple now, regardless of the (non?)-quality of both brands.
(I don't have any experiences with Beats, different target audience and Bose - the Companion 5 speaker system for my gaming PC makes me happy enough to enjoy it)
So you are saying that the same people would buy Bose and Beats. In that case, it's obvious Apple should remove Bose, because people buying Beats is profit for Apple, people buying Bose isn't.
That would open up space for good equipment that is bought for producing good sound and not for being fashionable, which would benefit everyone.
This is all about catty vindictiveness by Tim Cook's Apple. They're not removing ALL competitor headphones and speakers from Apple stores, just Bose. Gee, wonder why....maybe the licensing deal with the NFL?
Well guess what, Tim. That's how merchandise sponsorship works in the world of sports. It happens all the time. Shoes, kits, hats, beverages, etc. Exclusivity is a part of the deal. Maybe when you've settled down from your jealous rage, you'll understand that.
Well guess what, Tim. That's how merchandise sponsorship works in the world of sports. It happens all the time. Shoes, kits, hats, beverages, etc. Exclusivity is a part of the deal. Maybe when you've settled down from your jealous rage, you'll understand that.
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I'll have to check if they are selling Windows in the Apple Stores, for people using Bootcamp.
I have that Bose Soundlink Mini and its amazing.
But...but...but....
No, piss off. Its bloody ace.
But...but...but....
No, piss off. Its bloody ace.
