Yeah, I'd go for the battery replacement. I never touched the Max phones but they look like they are big enough to make even consumer battery replacement possible. Not so much with the little AirPods.
Because they still sell really well, have a different design language from Apple's own gear, are cross-platform in a way the AirPods aren't, and have a more opinionated sound profile than AirPods. I don't see why it shouldn't still exist?
Yeah, that's a lot of money in the normal universe.
I will happily pay for US Made versions or even free-world made products. At least don’t let in high technology products be developed by China or the like.
The framework laptop is an example of how wrong you are. It is designed to last as long ans anything else AND be upgraded.
hoping for september at iphone event, or a surprise before then. hopefully no longer than september. i've been waiting out for an updated version with a new case
For me, it's the iMac. I have a 2017 and it amazed me that I have to slice double stick tape to open it for cleaning. Apparently, Jony Ive didn't like screws because they ruined the lines of the back of the Mac. Silly.
True. Regular AirPods are kind of a nightmare in that way.
It really isn’t and hasn’t been for a decade now. Since the Solo2 launched they’re some of the best headphones you can buy at similar price points.
The brand has influence, a large user base, and makes money. Much like Apple's brand.
It's also an indicator of prior quality. When I was a lad all the A/V equipment (film and slide projectors) were made by Bell & Howell. All quality stuff. You could drop it off a table and it would still work.
Bell & Howell went bankrupt and some company picked up the name. Now they are selling cheap junk like razors. They are selling on the B&H name as an indicator of quality.I don't think it's fair to bring in a laptop example to a discussion about headphones. There are giant markets that have emerged to support something like framework laptops and yet, they don't release sales numbers which tells me that it's not successful for various reasons.
If enough people like you put their money where their mouths are, Apple might pay attention. I think it would require an entire redesign for product distinction. If your USA made iPhone looks just like the China made model but yours cost an extra $300, no one is going to buy it. People want to hold up a new product and also to virtue signal to everyone that they care about jobs in their country and exploitation of workers in other countries. That only happens if Apple is on board from the start and designing products to express those values.
When I was in tech school, my prof said that sometimes the hardest part of a repair is getting the case open. Apple could go a long way in repairability just by making the cases easier to open.
