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My question is still the same. Why are beats singled out so much? This comment (beats is crap that suckers buy, basically) is nearly guaranteed to sit at the to

My question is still the same. Why are beats singled out so much? This comment (beats is crap that suckers buy, basically) is nearly guaranteed to sit at the top on any thread about beats on the internet. "They are not the best performance per dollar you can get." OK. This is true. It's also true about every electronics brand that exists. It's almost the definition of a brand, with a few exceptions where "best value for money" is the brand. There is always some under appreciated brand with great value that no one knows about. Consumers (especially with portable & wearable gear) care about aesthetics, brands and other things that they might value even if you don't. This is a fashion item as well as electronics, after all. Same question, why beats specifically? Why not Apple, Samsung, Boss?

mmt 8y ago
> Same question, why beats specifically? Why not Apple, Samsung, Boss? To some degree, that question sounds like "whataboutism". However, all big brands receive their share of Internet criticism, especially if they release a high-priced form-over-function product. Recent Apple laptops come to mind. Is Apple being singled out? They own Beats, right? One of the other differences is that the other brands you mentioned are much more highly diversified. Even Bose sells more than just "wearables" (and within those, they sell an electronics-heavy version with noise cancellation). > This is a fashion item as well as electronics, after all. That alone gives you an adequate explanation. If it were pure fashion, it would probably get the same criticism, except that it wouldn't get any attention in those (or this) forum in the first place. You may disagree with the validity of the criticism, but surely you at least recognize its existence if not prevalence among the technically-inclined.
dirkgently 8y ago
> Same question, why beats specifically? Why not Apple, Samsung, Boss? People shit on Bose all the time. And justifiably. Apple is in exactly the same cohort, but RDF is strong. Samsung is great hardware, shitty interface (touchviz is pure garbage). But people don't defend it like they defend Apple, Bose or Beats.

mmt 8y ago

> Same question, why beats specifically? Why not Apple, Samsung, Boss? To some degree, that question sounds like "whataboutism". However, all big brands receive their share of Internet criticism, especially if they release a high-priced form-over-function product. Recent Apple laptops come to mind. Is Apple being singled out? They own Beats, right? One of the other differences is that the other brands you mentioned are much more highly diversified. Even Bose sells more than just "wearables" (and within those, they sell an electronics-heavy version with noise cancellation). > This is a fashion item as well as electronics, after all. That alone gives you an adequate explanation. If it were pure fashion, it would probably get the same criticism, except that it wouldn't get any attention in those (or this) forum in the first place. You may disagree with the validity of the criticism, but surely you at least recognize its existence if not prevalence among the technically-inclined.

dirkgently 8y ago

> Same question, why beats specifically? Why not Apple, Samsung, Boss? People shit on Bose all the time. And justifiably. Apple is in exactly the same cohort, but RDF is strong. Samsung is great hardware, shitty interface (touchviz is pure garbage). But people don't defend it like they defend Apple, Bose or Beats.