> Same question, why beats specifically? Why not Apple, Samsung, Boss? To some degree, that question sounds like "whataboutism". However, all big brands recei

> 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.