No, that's reversing the causality.
It's because how much thought Apple put into making a product like AirPods seamless and nice that we think of the brand that way.
No, they sometimes mess up pretty bad, such as with the butterfly keyboard.
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Apple's Greg Joswiak on AirPods Growth: 'It Was Almost Like Wildfire'
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No, that's reversing the causality.
It's because how much thought Apple put into making a product like AirPods seamless and nice that we think of the brand that way.
No, they sometimes mess up pretty bad, such as with the butterfly keyboard.
They were small, as comfortable as the wired EarPods and brought in that extra “wireless convenience”:
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They do some quality testing there, have a look. 🤚
I love having both Airpods and Airpods Pro. I can extended-wear the Airpods in a quiet environment, but use the Airpods Pro at other times (kids are around; jogging wind and car noise; on airplanes) and the noise cancellation is fantastic. And for both, they are so small, they are easy to keep with me in a pocket and recharge in the case.
The mic on the Airpods is mostly junk though: phone call or voice dictation pretty much just does't work. The Airpods Pro mic seems to work surprisingly well though.
On my 2nd pair of the 2nd gen of Airpods: I have had some pairing and battery charging issues. I hope they will continue to tweak the design to improve this.
The mic on the Airpods is mostly junk though: phone call or voice dictation pretty much just does't work. The Airpods Pro mic seems to work surprisingly well though.
On my 2nd pair of the 2nd gen of Airpods: I have had some pairing and battery charging issues. I hope they will continue to tweak the design to improve this.
I have to agree here. I resisted for a long, long, time. Last fall purchased AirPods 2 in a wired charging case for an insane deal on Amazon.
Can barely keep them out of my ears these days. Pros someday perhaps once Apple finishes a hardware redesign, but with no need for ANC my 2's are perfect.
Can barely keep them out of my ears these days. Pros someday perhaps once Apple finishes a hardware redesign, but with no need for ANC my 2's are perfect.
That is a great article and it is mostly spot on. Thanks for the link.
As a recent AirPods Pro owner, I have nothing but great things to say about them. How easy they were to setup, how good the sound quality is, how easy it is to use them with all my devices (iPad, MacBook and iPhone). They just work, they sound very good, they don’t fall out of my ears, they look decent, the battery life is awesome, call sound quality is great, etc.
Apple are trend setters, that is the reality. If people can’t understand that then they don’t understand the modern tech industry. When they make a product other companies tend to answer back with their own. Apple is going the same with the Surface (iPad keyboards and trackpads). The problem is, when others try to mimic Apple, a lot of them are terrible products or simply are not as good as Apple’s so they don’t sell.
The last product Apple made that I can think of that was terrible.... the butterfly keyboard design and the $700 wheels. I don’t think anyone is going to attempt to one up those “Magical Innovation’s”....
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Do you really consider something produced in millions with a triple digit price tag a status symbol? I think it’s way too common for that.
Strong points here, I only have to disagree on the sound quality. Fantastic is not coming to mind when we’re looking at the way these sound especially anything based on the old EarPods design that doesn’t seal the wearer of from the surrounding noise. Average sound at best but great great convenience in daily use.
I thought it was kinda public knowledge that unit sales have plateaued for iPhone years ago?
Before dropping $$$ I thought long and hard about the pros and cons. Now everyone in our family has AirPods.
Ymmv about the value to price ratio, especially when a knock off can be had for $20.
Just like you shouldn’t use a mobile phone when you want to take pictures as most dedicated cameras offer better image quality?
As long as one can hear differences in quality between different headphones they are perfectly fine for audiophile listening, aren’t they? Nobody buys dedicated audio players as an alternative anyway.
Status symbol? Depends. I suppose a Mercedes smart car can also be a status symbol in the right circumstances.
Do you know what the profit margin on the AirPods are?
Yup, for sure people don’t like intentional provocation to spice up a debate.
Most users would adjust their habits after a few times having the cables messed up though. At least the ones with the thinking ahead brain.
This is why ones choice of electronic products are subjective:
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I don’t think they ever claimed the reason was waterproofing. That happened at the same time though.
5-year software support with their iOS devices, excellent build quality, and having a battery replacement programme available if users need one.