I use my electric toothbrush ... looks the same and sounds even better.
:)
All those Apple ads... apple must be losing sales
isn't it the king of headphones?
with the amount that they are paying i wouldn'nt be surprise that they will say that so they don't look stupid for buying it
Can you believe anything the media is handed to publish about an apple product, would you even get that % if the supposed survey was taken of only apple executives ?
They keyword in the story.. is it.. STRATEGIES ?
L0lip0p, 03 May 2017Agree with you, the high price of iphone can be justified with it software especially the secu... moreYeah I agree with you there. The education and exposure is not so strong in a developing country so I can imagine that there is a status symbol attached to iPhones but this could be said for other makes like Samsung as well. For example, Samsung sells a lot of handsets over in India, they too are expensive.
AnonD-286078, 03 May 2017The point is that they sell so many to begin with at the high prices. If they were so 'over pr... moreAgree with you, the high price of iphone can be justified with it software especially the security side,
But what i not agree is the status symbol thing, while it not valid in country like US, in developing country and emerging market the status symbol thing is still going
Fact is you can take out an iphone 5s and people here will wow at you, even now in 2017
L0lip0p, 03 May 2017The fact is because they only sell iphone at high price that make they sell million of iphone,... moreThe point is that they sell so many to begin with at the high prices. If they were so 'over priced' then logically they would not sell at those prices and Apple would be forced to lower their price if they wanted to shift units.
Why do they sell well even at high prices? Because they have very high satisfaction rates and are obviously good products.
Nonsense there is no 'status' symbol with iPhones now. They are so common place hence high sale figures that there is nothing to gain in buying one.
viveksubhash, 03 May 2017thanks for the reply check out philips tapster and its conchal lock..its not the best in the w... moreIndeed! You do look a bit like Ohura from Star Trek, though!
Just kidding, it was a clever solution at the time and I have a feeling that this is the approach that Samsung refined with their Gear iconX (the tapping and swipping part), even if their sound quality is not really something to write home about.
Ritzie, 03 May 2017You didn't get my point... Yes, we have read the source. Yes, it is so easy to say 98% of ... moreIt's called a sample. When the sample is big, it usually reflects the entire population of users. Please study or at least have a little knowledge of statistics. 1,000 users is quite a big sample for a study of this kind.
Panos, 03 May 2017Hi, I think you raise a fair point. I actually own a pair of airpods, upgrading from the wirel... morethanks for the reply check out philips tapster and its conchal lock..its not the best in the world..but really advanced for its time
AnonD-286078, 03 May 2017A lot of the negative comments get upvotes from haters.
Its simple. Apple makes great prod... moreThe fact is because they only sell iphone at high price that make they sell million of iphone, why?
If iphone were to make a a phone that are priced the same with chinese brand, their sale will drop because they will lost the "status symbol" that peopla show off when using iphone
not using air pods, but I didn't switch to blue tooth headsets.
Never going back to wire for me.
Of course I would love it! It's so expensive why would I not love something expensive?
AnonD-1825, 02 May 2017"Fot that money you could get a big Pair of akg's and a small pair of sony's headphones "
O... moreA lot of the negative comments get upvotes from haters.
Its simple. Apple makes great products and they sell well. Fanboys of android/other competitors can't handle this. They call people that buy Apple products, isheep etc without stopping to think that if those products were that bad then they would not sell at such a high price or retain such value or sell by the millions.
viveksubhash, 03 May 2017do you own a set of airpods? if yes can you comment on the fit, comparing it to older earpods ... moreHi, I think you raise a fair point. I actually own a pair of airpods, upgrading from the wireless powerbeats^2. I can tell you that their fit is excellent and this coming from a person that could not use Apple's earpods because they kept slipping off.
What I can say is that, even though the design is virtually the same (with the earpods), they are very light and the lack of cables (which can bounce or rub against your body, causing the earpods to fall off) make them very comfortable to wear. They feel very secure while walking and the couple of times I had to run to catch a bus, they stayed in their place. If you want to exercise wearing them, I don't think that they are the best choice (the powerbeats are far better, due to the hooks they have), but for everyday use the airpods have a very comfortable fit and they are secure, at least for my ear canals!!!
Anonymous, 03 May 2017Exact figure? 98%
Number of respondents? 942
Explanation by respondents: Fit, Magic, Sound, ... moreYou didn't get my point...
Yes, we have read the source.
Yes, it is so easy to say 98% of the number of respondents.
But you see, what's 1000 respondents compared to the rest?
As what others say, the questionnaires and the method of interpreting the data were in favor of Apple. The user study, in this sense, is misleading and ambiguous.
Anonymous, 03 May 2017Exact figure? 98%
Number of respondents? 942
Explanation by respondents: Fit, Magic, Sound, ... moredo you own a set of airpods? if yes can you comment on the fit, comparing it to older earpods from apple? i don't want to know about the comfort(because the earpods are generally very comfy), but if they stay in if you shake your head....i know the article says 93percent it stays put..but i want a personal opinion
and i read the article..it says most of the survey sample consisted of early adopters...and people do think more controls could have been useful. for a lot of them, this was their first pair of bluetooth headphones..so they don't really have a control group to compare it with...
i know i'm nit picking...and the other companies don't have anything worthwhile to compete with the airpods...but i have used a nokia bh 214 and a philips tapster bt headset. the bh 214 has unbelievable sound quality and exemplerary battery life..it turned on even after keeping it in shelf for 3 years and ran for half an hour. i still have the tapster..its a old model from from philips with touch controls..the most secure fit for any portable device i have ever used is a sony behind the ear walkman(which they sold in filled waterbottles as a pr stunt)..they do sell similar bt headphonesbut i have never used them...
AnonD-1825, 02 May 2017"Fot that money you could get a big Pair of akg's and a small pair of sony's headphones " O... moremost of people who bought airpods are common users who dont have enough knowledge about audio quality. they just want simplicity, and dont care mush about audio quality.
Ritzie, 03 May 2017Agree... and not only the questionnaire but the actual figures.
Reports can easily 98% but wh... moreExact figure? 98%
Number of respondents? 942
Explanation by respondents: Fit, Magic, Sound, Quality, Convenient, Love, Good Sound, Battery Life
How did I find this information, when you and the person you replied to couldn't? I simply clicked this little word called "source" (at the bottom of EVERY article), and I actually READ it.
Doesn't this make you wonder how you can claim to call yourselves informed consumers?
L0lip0p, 02 May 2017Of course the high rting, just read all the survey questions, it favour apple
If they change ... moreAgree... and not only the questionnaire but the actual figures.
Reports can easily 98% but what is the exact figure?
We can assume there are only 10 people in the world who bought this and 9 were satisfied. They can easily justify it as 90% satisfaction rate.
But what about the rest?
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