It seems like google is really trying to directly mimic apple's ecosystem concept. Personally, I cant wait for the new AirPods Pro, its time for an upgrade from the current model!
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They suddenly pop out of your ear to ease the pain. I hear Google is working on a way for them to magically reappear in it’s charging egg. 😉
Yeah, my Pros have been nothing but problems since I got them. I'm looking into a different brand. Maybe Sony.
Strange, I’ve had nothing but luck with my Pros (other than falling out while doing downward dog during yoga, but hey) but yours isn’t the first highly-unfavorable testimony I’ve come across. Sorry they haven’t worked for you.
Can’t wait for the AirPods Pro 2. Hopefully they address some of the more commonly-faced issues while building upon and improving the things we satisfied users already love.
The logo represents the brand which represents values which represents expectations. Does that mean blind loyalty, perhaps. However, I doubt that is why AirPods will continue selling better. Otherwise people would just sell apple stickers to sell their products.Because it doesn't have the Apple logo, right? As if that's the only thing that matters.
If you want a slightly cheaper alternative, no one will stop you, but they may not applaud you either. Remember the Zune?
Exactly.
It’s easy to simply say that sheep will buy anything with the logo on it, but more and more that is proving to not be the case.
People do have expectations from the logo, and more likely than not they’re usually met.
But not always. For example the original HomePod, the 2013 trashcan MacPro, the 2016-18 MacBook line, etc.
My original HomePod (manufactured the first week of 2018, although I didn’t actually purchase until mid-2019) is still going strong and sounding great and has actually shaped up to be one of my most-loved Apple products ever. It just does everything better than my HomePod mini (which certainly shines in its own right) especially because I am not a Siri user.
You are absolutely correct about the Butterfly Keyboard fiasco, though. 🤮 Some might also say, going by HomePod logic, that a spot on that list could be reserved for the recent iPhones mini due to lackluster demand although they are generally great little devices, so actually maybe not on second thought. I adore my 13 mini 💚
Probably why their maps/voice assistant have had the wood on Apple Maps/Siri.
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WF1000 XM4's are superb buds if they fit your ears that is, I have fairly large ear's so they fit good & comfy and don't stick out to much neither, plus they are leagues ahead in both audio quality & ANC compared to the Air pods Pro.
Where the XM4's disappoint is in call quality they do the job, but they not a patch on how the Pro's handle calls & transparency is also better on the Pro's as well, but the XM4 have a great feature where they automatically switch to transparency as soon as you start speaking, which saves faffing about with finger pressing every time somebody starts speaking to you.
Seems like Google is trying to create an whole ecosystem like Apple has. It will be interesting to see how these actually compare to AirPods Pro.
And just discovered in some recent buried source code - beta testing of subliminal advertisements.
I don’t use Siri and I won’t use hey Google.
All I care about is sound quality and ease of pairing. We know nothing about sound quality yet, and I doubt the integration with my iPhone, iPad, Macbook, and Apple TV will be as easy as it is with the AirPods Pro I’m using.
I can’t see why an Apple user would buy these instead of an AirPods Pro.
All I care about is sound quality and ease of pairing. We know nothing about sound quality yet, and I doubt the integration with my iPhone, iPad, Macbook, and Apple TV will be as easy as it is with the AirPods Pro I’m using.
I can’t see why an Apple user would buy these instead of an AirPods Pro.
