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Funny how there's so much criticism everywhere for these products yet you step outside and loads of people have them. Usual reaction to Apple products I guess.
by zpeti 8y ago
Funny how there's so much criticism everywhere for these products yet you step outside and loads of people have them. Usual reaction to Apple products I guess.
- heywire 8y agoI know more people with knock-off Airpods than the actual Apple-branded ones.
- schnevets 8y agoYeah, I was shocked by how many teenagers in my neighborhood had them until I realized they were all knock-offs. I doubt Apple is concerned, though. Airpods solidified their dominance of earbud design
- naaaaak 8y agoOr knock-offs in general. For example: every Android user is basically using a knock-off iPhone.
- josefresco 8y agoKnockoffs? Having shopped for AirPods for my kids, and also shocked by the price, I'd be eager to hear more. Most of the other brands use an "in ear" design which my kids wouldn't like (ex: AirDots)
- lm28469 8y agoIf you look at it through the status symbol / fashion statement lens it kind of make sense though. Afaik other companies make similarly priced wireless buds with better sound quality and similar battery life.
- ec109685 8y agoHuh? I think people buy these despite them looking a little goofy because they are quite convienent. Which company offers the best wireless pods in your mind?
- melling 8y agoAny recommendations? I’m also in the market for a pair of wireless noise canceling headphones.
- cevn 8y agoBose QC35
- PascLeRasc 8y agoCheck out the Sony WH1000XM3. Ugly name but great noise cancelling, the sound quality is so much better than Bose, and I'm a big fan of the design. USB-C charging and very long battery life.
- occamschainsaw 8y agoI would also suggest check out Bowers and Wilkins PX. Built like a tank and sound amazing.
- borkt 8y agoI haven't heard of others with connectivity that is even close. The fact that the airpods simply work, even long distances from my charging phone in the office, make them very valuable to me.
- lm28469 8y agoI don't think that's the use case of all the < 18 years old getting in/out of the school I pass by daily on my way to work but welp. You create the use case of needing extra range while charging the phone because audio over bluetooth significantly reduce the battery life in the first place. You shouldn't need to charge at the office even if you called non stop from 9 to 5. Phone in pocket + wired headphones = unlimited range and > 20 hrs talk time.
- aczerepinski 8y agoApple removed headphone jacks from their phones, so some AirPod owners probably would have been happy to not own them and continue with traditional headphones.
- Phlarp 8y agoIf you are a fan of this earbud design they package a pair with a lightning connector in every iphone. Apple has successfully turned the airpods into a fashion/status symbol, which was their goal. "only smelly android users have headphones with a CORD"
- ericsoderstrom 8y agoTo be fair, airpods ended up being a lot more convenient than I imagined before trying them. I still carry around my tin audio t2s for when I'll be listening to music for an extended period of time. But in most cases, the convenience of not dealing with a cord and being able to pause/skip with a tap outweighs the loss in sound quality.
- asdff 8y agoWith the old wired ones you can also play/pause/skip/change volume/use a mic/whisper your fantasies to siri/etc. I mean all you really get with these is not having to deal with 2.5' of wire, at the cost of having to charge them and the whole $160 business
- acolytic 8y agoAre you talking about the earpods? I just bought the iPhone XR and I got the earpods but I didn't see any lightning adaptor. Now I have two earphones, one that only works on my phone and another that only works on my laptop - it's a real pain.
- reaperducer 8y agoPerhaps it's an XR thing. My X and my wife's new XS both had the adapter. Look on the back of the EarPods. It's attached to the cardboard carrier.
- minikites 8y agoApple is a lifestyle brand now, the technology aspect of their products is irrelevant to many of their customers.
- dymk 8y agoAirPods are so convenient compared to wired earbuds for me, I’d say they’re in my top 3 electronics purchases of last year. They’re not simply a “lifestyle brand” as you’re dismissing them as.
- snaky 8y agoApple products are lifestyle-brand, that's why you compared AirPods to wired earbuds despite the fact there were many AirPods-like products from other brands and Chinese no-brands before AirPods - you just didn't care until Apple announce their own version.
- dymk 8y agoNo. Other brands have weird Bluetooth bugs, sketchy reliability (compared to generally rock solid Apple products), or don’t integrate nearly as tightly with my iPhone. I didn’t buy them because they’re a “lifestyle”, I bought them because they’re the best on the market.
- zachr 8y agoPoint me to a truly wireless, charging-from-case set of earbuds released before AirPods. I'll wait.
- canuckintime 8y agoBragi Dash https://youtu.be/o-SIreqSrIY https://youtu.be/o-SIreqSrIY
- achompas 8y agoI mean, these were literally 76% more expensive ($299) than AirPods ($169) at launch with similar BT quality according to reviews.
- dgritsko 8y agoIs it possible that the people criticizing them are not the people buying them?
- nxc18 8y agoPossible, although I know I thought they were nonsense before I got mine.
- closetohome 8y agoThis was my experience with Apple products from like 2003-2010 when I finally decided I should just accept that regardless of my first impression, I was going to like most Apple stuff once I tried it out. I'm always surprised how many people haven't come to that conclusion.
- Redoubts 8y agoThey seem to not know the first thing about them, either.
- d-sc 8y agoI have a feeling it’s more of an emotional self-rightous rant similar to the ones people have when picking their favorite football team or car brand. I’ve read many of the anti apple comments around here - and most of the criticisms have solid reasoning. But, I still got a new MacBook Pro, and low and behold it works great.
- oblio 8y agoGood rule of thumb: if it's an Apple product, divide its US market share by 2 or even 4 and you get its maximum world wide market share :) A lot of this is very US-specific.
- titanix2 8y agoNot true everywhere. Take the iPhone for example, it is at 50% market share in Japan which higher than the US I guess.
- PascLeRasc 8y agoAnd here's the other comment that appears in every HN thread about a new Apple product. Just need someone to complain that Apple forgot about its pro users and I'll have a bingo.
- pluma 8y agoI'm not sure where you are from but there is a high chance what you see is not representative. Also, Baader-Meinhof phenomenon and all that.
- ddeokbokki 8y agoMany people using something is only a direct indication of popularity, assuming the reason for said popularity without external information is wrong.
- peruvian 8y agoIt’s a law of the universe that any forum filled with tech nerds makes apple product discussion a waste of time.
- jccalhoun 8y agoI don't think I have ever seen anyone with them in person.
- scarface74 8y agoAll Wireless, Less Space than a Ralyin, Lame.... Edit: Oh well the reference is almost 20 years old. I knew someone wouldn't know it. https://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ipod https://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-i...
- kpennell 8y agoNot a Beto (O Rourke) bro but similar thing. Couldn't believe how big of fundraising day he had after reading Reddit's take on him.
- indianhippie 8y agoAirPods have a lot of criticism? I would understand that if you made the same claim about iMac, Mac mini, iPad mini, i9 MacBook Pro or the stupid butterfly keyboards. AirPods sold 36 million units and everyone and their grandma got it on Christmas. They have been sold at most holidays. I personally think this is one of the best device Apple has created in a long time. It’s not for everyone but once you get used to it, you won’t go anywhere without them.
- kabacha 8y agoI mean their overpriced and look absolutely stupid. Airpods seem to be entirely an US thing and a result of great marketing. If anyone could convince people to buy and wear this it would be apple in USA.