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Also interesting that AirPods are still the new hotness with plenty of people. Usually the interest goes down after launch, but my anecdotal experience suggests
by snazz 8y ago
Also interesting that AirPods are still the new hotness with plenty of people. Usually the interest goes down after launch, but my anecdotal experience suggests that, at least where I live, the interest has certainly risen.
- wvenable 8y agoI bought a few AirPods as gifts this year. I think it comes down to iPhone user's not upgrading (due to cost) and instead looking towards accessories for their existing devices. My wife should be due for a phone upgrade but instead she got the battery replacement a few months ago and AirPods for Christmas.
- zeveb 8y agoI think maybe it's something like the fashion adoption curve: first almost everyone thinks something looks radical and weird, but a few people adopt it; then a few more think it looks acceptable-enough, then it becomes slowly more mainstream, then it is mainsteam, then it looks old-fashioned, then no-one uses it anymore. I know that in my own case I think that AirPods look ridiculous and stupid, and I can't believe anyone allows himself to be seen in public with them. But I think that less now than I did two years ago, and presumably in another two years I'll think that less still. No doubt in a decade I'll think that they don't look dumb at all, and maybe someday I'll have AirPods or something similar. And then one day I'll quit wearing them, because they're out of fashion again. Heck, digital watches were popular for about 15–20 years, right? Maybe AirPods will someday be looked at as the digital watches of the early 2000s.