Think of it another way: Would you pay 487.33€ for headphones that have a lightning connector only? I don't care what kind of quality they manage to get, I've got better targets to empty my wallet on than headphones I can only use with a single device. And I seriously doubt they are going to be able to make headphones that'd be worth that kind of money. My iPhone X definitely isn't worth it's cost.
This is Apple. There are already rumors of both AirPods 2 and 3 in play. Why will Apple want to make headphones that would last much longer than a phone? Around here, the phone logic would even apply to the counterpoint: "you spend 0.81€K for a new phone ever year or two but you want a 568.55€ set of headphones to last many times longer???"
Whatever these shall be named, might as well go ahead and stick a "1" on as a suffix: HeadPods 1, AirCans 1, AirHeads 1, because there is probably ALREADY thinking about what will wait for the "2" and maybe the "3" too. It's Apple... where cash flow refresh rules all strategic thinking.
You might want to schedule a visit to the Genius Bar. I have made and sent photographs everyday since owning my X in December, and have yet to have any problems.
I've always viewed Apple's end game with Beats as being absorbing into the company. Beats is a little odd- Apple usually doesn't buy companies and/or brands and then continue to give such a relatively high level of exposure to the original brand or product. It's usually been a means for Apple to acquire IP, talent, or both.
So Beats has been a bit unique in that regard. I don't even think Beats is or has ever been an especially good brand of products. If anything, an Apple-branded high end headphone (i.e. studio monitors) would, I think, point to a possible EOL of the Beats brand.
Aren't all products supposed to go through Jony Ive's design group? I read an article sometime back that the Mac team had problems scheduling meetings with the design group.That' not a very fair assessment, IMO. Yes, it's true that audio people are not going to be designing the next gen AMOLED display, but that's really not the point. Apple has numerous times pulled teams off of one project to work on another, but even more, Apple is well known to simply not putting enough focus INTO a project to actually bring it to its full potential, such as when they kept Apple TV as a "hobby" for years. Just because they have people working on it doesn't mean that they have the BEST people working on it, or that the company is actually focusing on bringing a cutting edge, top quality, market-changing product to the customer.
But it really isn't. If you aren't interested in hashing this out, don't bring it up.
I’m sure Apple believes they can walk and chew gum at the same time but how about they focus on their core products first.
iOS 11 has been a mess. High Sierra has had too many bugs. The Mac mini and Mac Pro are waiting for a refresh. The MacBook Pro needs to be rethought. No future development on AirPort products. No more Touch ID.
But somewhere was a group of people asking for Apple-branded headphones and Apple is about to deliver. I’m happy for those people.
If Apple’s business model now is around extracting more money from iPhone owners (and it sure seems to be the case) than pricey Bose-like headphones make sense.It's important for Beats to be separate from Apple. It has it's own following. For Apple to drop the name would literally throwing money down the drain. Read: http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketi...come-millennials-favorite-audio-brand-175314/
But while Apple needs the Beats brand for the reasons in that article, it doesn't need to embellish the Apple brand with new headphones. Surely it has more important things to spend it's efforts on than two-bit headphones (in the scheme of Apple's revenue).
How could you possibly do "true" wireless with over-the-ear headphones? Not only would you need some sort of crazy uncomfortable vacuum seal over someone's ear/head, it would look absolutely ridiculousThese Apple headphones have got to be 'true' wireless i.e. there is no band connecting the two sides, right? What other "all new" design could there be? I hope it's not just all white repainted Beats (black please).
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme...istor-that-could-one-day-replace-silicon-fetsIt would also be ironic if they put little tube amps inside.
Or maybe “ironic” is not the word for it. “Unlikely.” Yeah, that’s the word.
Not true anymore. Sony have been offering excellent NC capabilities for 2 years now. I have both MDR-1000X and WH-1000X M2 and find them excellent. Having tried QC2, QC25 and QC35, I would say that they are roughly on par. Reviewers online have a hard time finding out which ones are better nowadays.When it comes to noise cancellation, Bose is the only real game in town, though. Their noise cancellation is great and it's the reason I got their headphones, even if they're ungainly and the actual audio is comparatively poor.
Apple could definitely make something that was probably nicer and better sounding than Bose at the sameish price, and I'd be happy.
If Apple’s business model now is around extracting more money from iPhone owners (and it sure seems to be the case) than pricey Bose-like headphones make sense.
I called Apple support. Their great suggestion was I reset my settings which i refused to do as that never does anything. They next suggested I restore my iphone, which again i refused. These magic two things support suggests for last 10 years never fix anything.
Maybe try to get apple to let me see a genius. Nowadays they make you go through support first before they let you make an appointment. The other challenge is it takes some period of time for the bug to appear, then i restart the iphone, and the problem goes away for a couple days or so.
And what's the problem with that? You don't see Ford building bikes just because they know how to build automobiles or just because they have so many people working in the company. A company that moves away from the core products will be the loser in long run.Yes Apple. Just drop everything else. Please? Have everyone work on core products. Prefereply just Macs. And just forget about the rest.
The one to beat is Bose QuietComfort 35! They are fantastic!
I love my QC35's as well. I am not a big fan of Bose, but this particular set of headphones are a must when traveling by air.