Well Jaybirds have been out for years, and are pretty much the same thing with a wire around the neck, but also rather popular. And actually the Dash was a kic

Well Jaybirds have been out for years, and are pretty much the same thing with a wire around the neck, but also rather popular. And actually the Dash was a kickstarter from two years ago which is the same as the Airpods, where each pod is separate with no wire at all. Started shipping a year ago. People who know Apple are getting sick of them jumping on bandwagons' years late and claiming to be first.