Apple really hates making computers now..
I hope they don't tune them as bass heavy as the HomePod because they will rattle your brain.
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.
Apple really hates making computers now..
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).
I’m not sure you want engineers currently working on headphones to work on macOS and iOS.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.
I’ve been to my local Apple Store twice since the HomePod release and there are two out on the front tables on either side of the store—right next to the iPhones—with both employees and customers actively interested in trying it out.If you go into an Apple Store even Apple treats the HomePod like a lonely orphan putting it almost out of sight of customers and no real information about what it is or how to demo it.
Apple have lost focus and are Pushing the brand too hard for the sake of profit rather than concentrating on what matters.You realize there isn't one team at Apple. The people responsible for this were probably responsible for the HomePod, AirPods, etc. It's not a this-or-that situation. They aren't ripping iOS developers away to work on audio hardware.
And who decides what matters? To some people anything that isn’t a Mac is losing focus.Apple have lost focus and are Pushing the brand too hard for the sake of profit rather than concentrating on what matters.
Hence the current state of the products such as the Mac mini.
Apple has become a poor imitation 'me-too' company, releasing boring, copycat products late to market and with over-the-top pricing to boot! I can just imagine them busy at work on a "magical" $49 mouse pad or some similar trifle.
Great sounding cans, awesome build quality, decent ANC... they do leak sound though and are uncomfortable as hell. Beoplay H9i are my choiceI recently picked up the bowers and Wilkins PX. They are on a different level than the other wireless sets I’ve used (bose and Sony)
I guess you're stuck then, not being willing to do what Apple suggested.
Sorry to hear you're having problems. I've yet to encounter any issues with my iPhone X, including making and sending photographs every day.
Apple have lost focus and are Pushing the brand too hard for the sake of profit rather than concentrating on what matters.
Hence the current state of the products such as the Mac mini.
Apple has become a poor imitation 'me-too' company, releasing boring, copycat products late to market and with over-the-top pricing to boot! I can just imagine them busy at work on a "magical" $49 mouse pad or some similar trifle.
What's a computer?But the iPad replaces your computer. What are you complaining about? /s (never thought I’d use that)
Are people really that snotty about audio?
Why the hate for beats? I bought a pair of beats studio wireless as an open box 3 years ago and I use them 5 days a week at the gym. They still work like a champ. I mean I'm not an audio person so they sound good to me. Are people really that snotty about audio?
I’m not sure you want engineers currently working on headphones to work on macOS and iOS.
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I’ve been to my local Apple Store twice since the HomePod release and there are two out on the front tables on either side of the store—right next to the iPhones—with both employees and customers actively interested in trying it out.
Why the hate for beats? I bought a pair of beats studio wireless as an open box 3 years ago and I use them 5 days a week at the gym. They still work like a champ. I mean I'm not an audio person so they sound good to me. Are people really that snotty about audio?
I have a pair of Bose corded noise cancelling headphones. I don't use them very often cuz I'm not much of a headphone guy, and cords just get in the way for me. But whenever I put them on I'm astonished how well their noise cancellation works. And they're super comfortable, too.
Hopefully Apple can come up with something wireless that's at least as good. While steering around Bose's noise cancellation patents and IP.