While I refuse to have the things I own to communicate say something about who I am and what I do, I do think that there is a fine line between doing something

While I refuse to have the things I own to communicate say something about who I am and what I do, I do think that there is a fine line between doing something brave and bad in design. Standard earbuds don't fit in my ears very well, cause headaches and are constantly falling out. The image of the pen charging and pointing directly at your crotch or chest while using the device is, to say the least, non-optimal. It seems to me that the past Apple, perfect aesthetic with great functionality (even as a non-user of Apple products, except for a macbook supplied by my company for work purposes, I must admit this is true) is slowly losing it's way in an attempt to constantly prove that they are moving in some forward direction. Whether or not forward means over a cliff has yet to be seen, but I won't suggest that there is a false dichotomy between absolute success and absolute failure either. I think that this step will lose them further market share, but they'll still make a ton of money.