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1. Apple removed the headphone jack. 2. Apple stopped giving out dongles in the box. 3. Apple limited others' ability to compete by including proprietary chips
by perryizgr8 6y ago
1. Apple removed the headphone jack.
2. Apple stopped giving out dongles in the box.
3. Apple limited others' ability to compete by including proprietary chips in iphone and airpods.
4. Apple marketed airpods as a status symbol.
5. People bought into the hype.
Objectively, airpods are the worst wireless earbuds in the market on every single metric, but still command a premium price.
- Dylan16807 6y agoThey have good quality audio and low latency with Apple stuff.
- perryizgr8 6y agoThe audio quality is not good compared to other similarly priced buds. And the latency with Apple is exactly what I mentioned, it is an anti-competitive move by Apple.
- Dylan16807 6y agoI don't feel like arguing about audio quality, but the reason they're being anti-competitive about it is because they're leveraging the objectively better latency.
- perryizgr8 6y agoThere are standard ways of achieving low latency. Everybody else does it. Why did they choose to implement a proprietary solution that works only with their phone and their earmuffs?
- Dylan16807 6y ago> Everybody else does it. Hahaha I wish.
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- rimliu 6y agoObjectively, airpods are the worst wireless earbuds in the market on every single metric, but still command a premium price. May be a good time too look up that the word "objectively" means.
- mcphage 6y agoThis meme is always relevant: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/347/333/582.jpg https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/347/333/582...
- perryizgr8 6y agoI am not a native speaker, but I do feel my comment was accurate. For the price of an airpod, you can get other brand earbuds that are better in every metric relevant to an earphone.
- Zenbit_UX 6y agoI think they're the best on the market but I'm not dumb enough to through "objectively" in my comment as an intensifier... Oh, and I bought them to go with my android phone because they are that good...
- perryizgr8 6y agoMy comment was well thought out. If you cannot find a better (in every way) earbud at the price that airpods sell for, I think you are misinformed.
- colejohnson66 6y agoIsn’t the burden of proof on the person making the claim? In this case, you’re claiming they’re worse, so the burden is on you to find a better one. Any would work. But to put the burden on the person claiming, in their own opinion, that they’re simply “the best on the market” doesn’t make sense.
- perryizgr8 6y agoThey never asked me. Instead they resorted to name calling, personal attack. So understand why I don't feel inclined to continue this conversation and put more effort into it.
- Razengan 6y ago1. AirPods are convenient to carry. 2. AirPods are convenient to charge. 3. AirPods are convenient to wear. 4. AirPods are convenient to share between people. 5. AirPods are convenient to switch between devices. 6. AirPods sound good. 7. AirPods Pro have good noise cancellation, transparency and spatial audio. 8. People buy them because they want them and know others who are happy with them. Objectively, this is the worst list formatting on the internet in every way.
- perryizgr8 6y ago9. People buy it because it has an apple logo on the box.
- Razengan 6y ago10. You hate it because it has an Apple logo on the box.