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I don't think they see this as a music device either. I think they see it as a way of making money from their decision to remove the audio jack from the phone.
by apsdsm 10y ago
I don't think they see this as a music device either. I think they see it as a way of making money from their decision to remove the audio jack from the phone.
That said, you're spot on with your forecasts of how great this could be, the AR of audio is potentially awesome.
- dosethree 10y agoI'm very interested in buying these and I have a headphone jack so I don't think it's purely a money thing, but obviously 159$ is quite expense (though so are most bluetooth earbuds that are likely not as nice as these in some ways)
- NegativeLatency 10y agoBut they might be nicer in other ways.
- jen729w 10y agoThat's such a cynical, boring view. I'm sorry, but it is. You really think that Apple removed the headphone jack to make a bit more cash? Seriously? Hand-on-heart honestly, you think that's why? Come on. I think it's because they love cool new things. Thank fk they do because, frankly, nobody else seems to be doing anything interesting. I know, I know, they're not perfect. AirPods are late. They're expensive. I know. But I guarantee you that, come 2020, you will be hard pushed to find a set of wired headphones that resemble those we wear today. I would bet my current net worth on it†. The time has come to do new things with headphones. You want to call them "magical"? Maybe not. But a tiny thing that sits in my ear, Star Trek style, that I can tap and talk to Siri, that detects when I'm talking, that mutes itself, that swaps between paired devices seamlessly, that charges in a little tic-tac case, that's cool. That's what the world wants. It's certainly what I want. But hey, I guess we can just assume they're trying to scrape a few more dollars out of everyone. Yep, that's probably what this is about. (†Not currently all that much, but hey.)
- flashman 10y agoIt can be both; one good reason to make something cool is to make money from it.
- monkmartinez 10y agoThere is nothing wrong with cynical view. I have zero problems with bluetooth speakers and earbuds... yet many people find them irritating to pair and not very user friendly. Siri sucks. Once you've spoken to Google via "Ok Google" you quickly realize how bad Siri is. The world doesn't need Airpods. I get that you want them, but the overwhelming majority in the _world_ can not afford Airpod. I would bet that sales of Airpods will be as transparent as the iWatch... as in completely opaque.
- nicky0 10y agoAnyone who can afford an iPhone can afford AirPods.
- theshrike79 10y agoCoincidentally the Apple Watch is the best selling and most profitable Smart Watch on sale now. And it overtook all other regular watchmakers, except for Rolex, in sales: http://wornandwound.com/apple-second-rolex-worldwide-sales-mean/ http://wornandwound.com/apple-second-rolex-worldwide-sales-m... Apple doesn't make products for "the world", they make products for well-off people who have the cash to spend. "The World" still uses sub-$100 Android phones or dumbphones and will do so for the foreseeable future.
- arcticbull 10y agoCounter: do you think if removing the headphone jack made the product better but net cost Apple money do you think they would have done it? Of course not. It can be both.
- jen729w 10y agoThey would have just put the price up. Ref: MacBook Pro Late 2016.