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It's more than 3 years after the original AirPod launch so all your conjecture about modern knock off products is irrelevant. In the years after AirPods were la
by ogre_codes 7y ago
It's more than 3 years after the original AirPod launch so all your conjecture about modern knock off products is irrelevant. In the years after AirPods were launched, Samsung, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google all tried to replicate the AirPods at the time and wound up priced higher than the AirPods. Samsung, Google, and Amazon in particular are notorious for launching "As good as Apple but cheaper" products with lower margins... yet they weren't able to be price competitive at the time.
- ksec 7y agoFirst the replica were there from day 1, with improved version 6 months later with the exact pairing. ( They reversed engineered the Apple Pairing system ) for the same price. You could get a Xiaomi version for $30 in early 2018. Second. No Manufacture like to undercut in price ( Even the Chinese brands are getting away from it ). It is much better to follow Apple's price and offer higher margin for retailers, better incentive to 3rd party resellers and sales to push volume. And we all know it somehow didn't work quite as planned. Xiaomi launched their 3rd revision Airdot for $40. Using Qualcomm Chip. Third, All the competitor your mentioned combined would not even come close to Apple's Airpod Shipment. Most of the major competitors, just sell a fairly low quantities.