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My first thought was how much did Apple (and others) shell out to lobbyists for this to happen ... (There have been rumours that Apple wanted to get into this m
by webmobdev 4y ago
My first thought was how much did Apple (and others) shell out to lobbyists for this to happen ... (There have been rumours that Apple wanted to get into this market - high end hearing aids already come with bluetooth and mic but are quite expensive. Even if Apple charged half of that , they would make a huge profit ... not to mention all the health and other data mining they will be able to do with it).
- pkaye 4y agoAS a hearing aid wearer, I think it would be good if they can bring more competition and innovation. But I prefer if they would make it tiny and invisible like the prescribed ones I wear. It goes over my ears and into my ear canal but nobody can see it unless they look closely. Airpods look much more noticeable.
- mikeyouse 4y agoThere's almost no cost that Apple could charge that would be 'worse' than the status quo. A family member just got fitted with hearing aids for her mild hearing loss this week. Had to take out a 5-year loan because she's retired, on fixed income and it's roughly five thousand dollars for her hearing aids. I hope these companies and their executives go bankrupt in as short of a time as humanly possible.
- webmobdev 4y agoI genuinely consider healthcare to be the biggest legalised scam in the US. An MRI scan for your arm costs $2000 (in NY)? Hell, for that you can fly down to India, get an MRI scan and a personal consultation with a reputed doctor, relax for a week and go back to the US!