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That isn’t the only competition though. I have a lot of headphones and my favorite pair hasn’t fallen apart in 10 years.

• acdha 5y ago
  Sure, my previous ones lasted a long time, too. My point was simply that there's a weird trend to talk about this as an Apple thing rather than the global trend across most industries it actually is.
  • summm 5y ago
    Well, because apple either started those practices or at least was the main responsible to popularize it.
    • acdha 5y ago
      That's a pretty big claim to just toss out without any supporting evidence. I have plenty of discarded electronics going back to the 90s saying this trend wasn't started by Apple and since my Apple devices have tended to last longer than average I'd really want to see the details of your analysis.