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Love my PowerBeats Pro - ive never used my AirPods once since buying them about 12mths ago. Much better sound quality (to my ears) and battery life. Def interested in these when they're released!
 
That detailed assessment is probably a bit shaky given how many Apple has sold and how many others have copied them.
That does not make them a good design function wise or aesthetically. I just means a lot of Chinese companies will copy apples poor design elements instead of come up with something on their own and the apple lemmings will buy ANYTHING the fruit throws out. The beats design is much cleaner, than the earwax dripping garbage of the airpods.
 
That does not make them a good design function wise or aesthetically. I just means a lot of Chinese companies will copy apples poor design elements instead of come up with something on their own and the apple lemmings will buy ANYTHING the fruit throws out. The beats design is much cleaner, than the earwax dripping garbage of the airpods.

The idea that there is a mindless crowd of people that just buy things for zero reason at the highest profit margins possible is funny at best. Stuff gets bought because it’s a successful good product. Earplugs don’t work equally well and not everyone has the same preference but cut the lemmings theories just because you personally don’t like something.

That “garbage” drama is uncalled for.
 
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I don't know who LeBron James is, but weird to see some people saying they won't buy them based on the fact that LeBron James is seen wearing them. I would have imagined that quality, durability, price and style of the device(s) would be the things that influenced most people?

The point in the article is that the buds have been verified seen now, not who was wearing them.
 
The idea that there is a mindless crowd of people that just buy things for zero reason at the highest profit margins possible is funny at best. Stuff gets bought because it’s a successful good product. Earplugs don’t work equally well and not everyone has the same preference but cut the lemmings theories just because you personally don’t like something.

That “garbage” drama is uncalled for.
Just because you don't think so, doesn't make it false. Sorry. I know many people who buy apple because apple. And no other reason. If apple made sand paper toilet paper I know people would would buy that over charmin and it's fluffy softness...... and YES, the airpods are a garbage design. Apple is the Harley Davidson of tech.
 
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Just because you don't think so, doesn't make it false. Sorry. I know many people who buy apple because apple. And no other reason. If apple made sand paper toilet paper I know people would would buy that over charmin and it's fluffy softness...... and YES, the airpods are a garbage design. Apple is the Harley Davidson of tech.

Anecdotes, anecdotes. Good that you had your rant about the rumoured Apple fanatics that no other company has. Samsung must have tons of them if they sell so many phones, right? Now back to this product that we have no experience with but that comes from a brand that’s clearly a fashion statement.
 
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Anecdotes, anecdotes. Good that you had your rant about the rumoured Apple fanatics that no other company has. Samsung must have tons of them if they sell so many phones, right? Now back to this product that we have no experience with but that comes from a brand that’s clearly a fashion statement.
How ironic, it's owned by Apple.
 
Beats by Dre’s branding has definitely changed over the years, 2020 was significant. As the Michael Jackson song “Black or White” states, “I’m not going through life as a color”. Beats marketing seems to be doing the opposite. Color me disengaged.
 
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