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It's already been a few years and people are still annoyed by it. Airpods are great, but they're also expensive. Saying wireless is better isn't a fair comparis

It's already been a few years and people are still annoyed by it. Airpods are great, but they're also expensive. Saying wireless is better isn't a fair comparison either, because wireless is an option even with a headphone jack, and most people still use wired headphones anyway with a much less convenient connector.

culturestate 8y ago
I would be willing to take a bet that if you stood at one of the entrances to Times Square for 24 hours and tallied wired vs. wireless headphones, wireless would come out on top. NPD had wireless overtaking wired in sales (obviously this doesn’t account for people using bundled earphones) for the first time back in 2016: https://qz.com/745108/wireless-headphone-sales-just-hit-a-tipping-point/ https://qz.com/745108/wireless-headphone-sales-just-hit-a-ti...
- mixmastamyk 8y ago
  When wireless is much more expensive, this is unlikely.
  - culturestate 8y ago
    Even before the iPhone lost its headphone jack, NPD already pegged the share of wireless headphones under $50 at 30% of the (again, already larger) wireless market. The demand has only grown since then, and the market has responded. The most popular pair of bluetooth headphones on Amazon is waterproof, has 4.5 stars, and only costs $20: https://www.amazon.com/LETSCOM-Headphones-Waterproof-Sweatproof-Cancelling/dp/B07DXQTCQL/ https://www.amazon.com/LETSCOM-Headphones-Waterproof-Sweatpr...
ryandrake 8y ago
Honestly I’m shocked that the headphone jack outrage is still a thing. When they removed the jack, I thought, “people will be mad for a few weeks then just forget about it, like they forgot about cassettes.” Here we are in 2019 and people are still complaining about it! If anything, it’s been great PR for Apple. It has served as an anger lightning rod, distracting people from Apple’s other actual problems, focusing everyone’s rage on this other stupid thing.

culturestate 8y ago

I would be willing to take a bet that if you stood at one of the entrances to Times Square for 24 hours and tallied wired vs. wireless headphones, wireless would come out on top. NPD had wireless overtaking wired in sales (obviously this doesn’t account for people using bundled earphones) for the first time back in 2016: https://qz.com/745108/wireless-headphone-sales-just-hit-a-tipping-point/ https://qz.com/745108/wireless-headphone-sales-just-hit-a-ti...

mixmastamyk 8y ago
When wireless is much more expensive, this is unlikely.
- culturestate 8y ago
  Even before the iPhone lost its headphone jack, NPD already pegged the share of wireless headphones under $50 at 30% of the (again, already larger) wireless market. The demand has only grown since then, and the market has responded. The most popular pair of bluetooth headphones on Amazon is waterproof, has 4.5 stars, and only costs $20: https://www.amazon.com/LETSCOM-Headphones-Waterproof-Sweatproof-Cancelling/dp/B07DXQTCQL/ https://www.amazon.com/LETSCOM-Headphones-Waterproof-Sweatpr...

ryandrake 8y ago

Honestly I’m shocked that the headphone jack outrage is still a thing. When they removed the jack, I thought, “people will be mad for a few weeks then just forget about it, like they forgot about cassettes.” Here we are in 2019 and people are still complaining about it! If anything, it’s been great PR for Apple. It has served as an anger lightning rod, distracting people from Apple’s other actual problems, focusing everyone’s rage on this other stupid thing.