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I am used to seeing HN crap on Beats headphones. Even though they're great for playing the target demographics favorite music hip hop and bass heavy pop, fine i
by loso 12y ago
I am used to seeing HN crap on Beats headphones. Even though they're great for playing the target demographics favorite music hip hop and bass heavy pop, fine if you don't like the product then you don't like the product. But to see people in tech complain about something being successful because of marketing is pretty hilarious.
With the "Don't be evil", " we're going to make the world better", and hundreds of other grand pronouncements that we hear in tech it seems silly to knock Beats because of marketing. Yeah the tech product may be useful but it didn't end world hunger.
Jimmy Iovine is right when it comes to Silicon Valley and speaking to culture. Wearables are a good example. They have been god awful ugly so far. But to silicon valley the tech is more important so they were pushed to the public. These are smart fashion accessories but aren't fashionable at all. They are cool as hell as far as the tech. But look horrible.
- gohrt 12y agoYou are saying that Google Search+Ads's success is as marketing-driven as Beats headphones?