Usability is by far the biggest factor for me when it comes to AirPods. 3 years ago, they were the first seamlessly and reliably working product to free me of

Usability is by far the biggest factor for me when it comes to AirPods. 3 years ago, they were the first seamlessly and reliably working product to free me of the cabled ear buds mess. Were there other bluetooth ear buds before? Yes. Were they complete and utter shit to use? Also yes. Now, 3 years later, a few competitors arise and some are better in some ways than AirPods - but again none are better than AirPods Pro. Active noise cancellation always has a markup of around $100 no matter the brand or product. So still, these AirPods Pro are fairly priced in my opinion (AirPods + $100). You have to actively hate on Apple for even claiming any bluetooth in-ear buds are better than AirPods Pro as of today. Samsung etc. caught on to AirPods after 3 years - but certainly not to AirPods Pro.