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ColorWare Now Offering Custom-Painted AirPods Pro, Pricing Starts at $389
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1) thus my brackets i know they were "thee richest" but just in case there was any doubt or that changed i gave myself the wiggle room.
2) they don't have too, but its a move that opens them up to clones and knockoffs so their potential loss.
as you point out, they can still sell millions of these units without having to offer a second color
but you have to admit its them leaving money on the table.
if there fine with that as their actions demonstrate, then so am I.
that said i have legit airpods pro currently but just like i did with airpods 2 once a feature-complete version comes out i won't hesitate to buy an alternate color at a fraction of the cost of the original.
I think what Apple went for in this product category is uniformity, probably. Everyone easily recognizes these things from afar - like any other Apple product. And I do recognize that other Apple products have other colors apart from white, but the earbuds have looked more distinct in their single color.
one could point out that the O.G iMac's,iBooks, G3 etc. or colorful iPod Mini's etc were also easily recognizable from afar and iconicly Apple.
lets face it Apple didn't want to do it, but recognizably and whether its iconic or not isn't the factor because practically everything apple makes becomes recognizable and/or iconic.
previous multicolor devices and also apple's obsession with new watchbands, a new flagship iPhone color most years etc. shows they understand the want for color/personalization.
they just choose not to for some things even to their own detriment
Well, I don’t see anything detrimental to Apple here. Apple is selling loads of these. You could argue about the foregone sales of not having different colors, but there’s no statistical proof other than people coming on forums like this one to complain. I haven’t heard of anyone in person complain about the color of their AirPods, but rather loads of affection for these. I could care less. I would rather have my Jabra Elite 65t paired to both my phone and iPad at the same time. Looking forward to the 75t.
They might have a few colours premixed, others not so it's not worth $1.50 of paint, more like $20.
Not cheap but not too excessive.
No doubt some YouTubers will have it done just to make a video to show them off 😂
But you have no problem with Apple doing the same with something like RAM and storage? Or are they exempt?
The reason why Apple didn’t offer any Other colors than classic white is because of brand marketing pure and simple.... they want shee..... I mean customers to noticed and see the actual product in use... so you can buy a pair yourself
I think I want a pair but I really like my Powerbeats pro... I’ll wait a few months until you can get $25-$50 bucks off
I think I want a pair but I really like my Powerbeats pro... I’ll wait a few months until you can get $25-$50 bucks off
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They’ve learned from Apple charging excessively for everything.
Apple must have a secret contract with them.
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You were correct, it is frivolous.
You do know you're are posting on a luxury brand's forum ?
exactly
i have no proof just like Apple has no proof when they do their one sided comparisons on phones without headphone jacks being more popular, people want thinner and thinner devices to their detriment, people not caring about devices battery life, people not caring about repairability etc.
until there is a Product A and Product B direct comparison its all educated speculation.
all i can say for certain is ive bought more knockoffs, done more hackintoshing etc. and my average yearly apple budget has gone down significantly, as have others based on Apple's disinterest in catering to its customers.
as i mentioned ive come to piece with that and they are clearly not going broke anytime soon.
i just believe it would be better for both sides if they weren't constantly ignoring there user base.
also because of their arrogant anti-customer stance on many of these issues I tend to have little sympathy towards them when they complain about any of those kinds of things, but just like them im entitled to my option.
didn't claim I was .
the fact is I'm not stealing, i pay for every original as well as every knockoff i buy and follow all applicable laws in the jurisdiction im in.
the US is not the worlds dictator and doesn't get to decide China's laws, if they don't like them then, conquer them not just complain about it.
i could atleast respect the right of conquest, but who are you to imply me following the law is a bad thing.
honestly this is probably my most far-left outlying position but frankly i think Canada and the US would be better off if we adopted China's free flow of information policies when it comes to copyright and trademarks.
it would make the market forces try harder to compete for customer loyalty and give more choice to your average customer none of which are a bad thing.
this is called taking opportunity
or maybe, just maybe there are people like me who have whisker-like ear-hole (plug?) hair that is not long but noticeable due to the shape of our ears are very self conscious or embarrassed wherever we go. Maybe we’ve tried and painfully suffered using ear hair removal products and would just love a black variant due to this?! Or maybe just people love the AirPods Pro product yet don’t want to be part of a clique or some walking billboard for Apple wearing them like the common MB/MBP users that continually flock to Starbucks to sip coffee n use Wi-Fi since Apple+Starbucks partnered for iTunes songs playback and song of the day
harder to see on dark colours but in the case I’m sure that’ll be available in 6 months.
here is another thought: why hasn’t Apple or ColorWare considered specific national flags painting scheme for the case n pods forthe public or Olympic team members who use Apple products ?!!!!!