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This whole "People just buy them because they are popular" thing is trite. AirPods were tremendously mocked when they were launched and became popular in spite

This whole "People just buy them because they are popular" thing is trite. AirPods were tremendously mocked when they were launched and became popular in spite of that. You don't like them. Millions of people do. Lots of people don't value the things you (or I!) value.

jayd16 6y ago
I think its a valid discussion point and not trite to ask if OP thinks Apple marketing will win out or if they think the product is industry leading by some performance metric. It seems like there's nothing but "never bet against Apple" type nothing statements backing up everything but I want to give the comments a reasonable shake.
- ogre_codes 6y ago
  Performance metrics are great. So let's do this. What value do you place on frequency response versus ease of use? Is there a metric for being able to ride 20 miles on my bike without accidentally pulling them out by the cord? How about the metric for seamlessly transferring audio between sources? What is it worth being able to text my wife while riding my bike? Once you've dialed in what all these performance metrics are worth, we can compare it to other headphones on a level playing field. What is entirely trite is people assuming that they are smarter/ better/ more knowledgeable about a product than the people who actually buy and use it. It's condescending and flat out wrong much of the time. This idea that you can pin the desirability of a product down to 1 or 2 bullet points on a chart is frequently completely wrong.
partiallypro 6y ago
This is in part because the white tips sticking out of your ears is a form of social signalling that you are affluent or fashionable.
wpietri 6y ago
It may be trite, and I have no idea if it applies to AirPods specifically. But it's certainly a true pattern with other goods. Just look at the amount of marketing that works to create the impression that all the cool or important people are using a product.

jayd16 6y ago

I think its a valid discussion point and not trite to ask if OP thinks Apple marketing will win out or if they think the product is industry leading by some performance metric. It seems like there's nothing but "never bet against Apple" type nothing statements backing up everything but I want to give the comments a reasonable shake.

ogre_codes 6y ago
Performance metrics are great. So let's do this. What value do you place on frequency response versus ease of use? Is there a metric for being able to ride 20 miles on my bike without accidentally pulling them out by the cord? How about the metric for seamlessly transferring audio between sources? What is it worth being able to text my wife while riding my bike? Once you've dialed in what all these performance metrics are worth, we can compare it to other headphones on a level playing field. What is entirely trite is people assuming that they are smarter/ better/ more knowledgeable about a product than the people who actually buy and use it. It's condescending and flat out wrong much of the time. This idea that you can pin the desirability of a product down to 1 or 2 bullet points on a chart is frequently completely wrong.

partiallypro 6y ago

This is in part because the white tips sticking out of your ears is a form of social signalling that you are affluent or fashionable.

wpietri 6y ago

It may be trite, and I have no idea if it applies to AirPods specifically. But it's certainly a true pattern with other goods. Just look at the amount of marketing that works to create the impression that all the cool or important people are using a product.