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I think they are really shooting themselves in the foot if they don't open up and license the W1 chip to any manufacturer that wants it. If the only way forward
by berberous 10y ago
I think they are really shooting themselves in the foot if they don't open up and license the W1 chip to any manufacturer that wants it. If the only way forward is to buy poor quality AirPods (I'm assuming that they audio quality, like with the EarPods, is 'okay', but not great considering the price) or even more overpriced Beats, then this is a really user hostile move.
Yes, you could use Bluetooth, but I'm guessing (hoping...) Apple has done some work to make the stream quality sound better and the connection process more stable. If they were to freely license that technology, people could buy great sounding headphones, with an improved UX, from any company they chose too. Now, it just seems like Apple's "courageous" way forward is all about pushing you to high margin Beats and EarPods.
- k-mcgrady 10y ago>> "poor quality AirPods" ...you haven't even used them yet...
- bluedino 10y agoThe EarPods leave quite a bit to be desired.
- 542458 10y agoYeah. Apple is not incompetent as far as headphone design goes - the EarPods have a surprisingly good soundstage and are very well balanced. They're also very light and pretty comfortable for most people. They don't isolate, but isolation is not really the use-case IMHO.
- callesgg 10y agoSurprisingly good for what they are...
- irunbackwards 10y agoI don't understand, aren't there tons of companies doing bluetooth/wireless earbuds right now?
- sosborn 10y ago> If the only way forward is to buy poor quality AirPods Bluetooth is still an option