Comments on post “Apple AirPods”
Simon Isaacs
@simon_isaacs · Founder & CCO of Fatherly
These are:
a) Horrible looking
b) A few steps behind the competition
c) A sign of Apple's downward spiral
d) All of the above?
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Jack Smith
@_jacksmith · Serial Entrepreneur & Startup Adviser
@simon_isaacs I wouldn't dispute any of those points. But what about them would you say is behind the competition?
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Simon Isaacs
@simon_isaacs · Founder & CCO of Fatherly
@_jacksmith the headphone / earphone market has grown considerably and there are dozens of players with wireless earphones that don't look so idiotic. This is Apple's New Coke moment.
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Matt Galligan
@mg · co-founder Circa, SimpleGeo, Socialthing
@simon_isaacs @_jacksmith Ok, so you're saying the design is steps behind the competition? Aside from Bragi's and Samsung's bud-only design, both of which are pretty terrible at this point, what's behind?
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Daniel Wyss
@daniel_wyss
@simon_isaacs I wouldn't say, that they're looking so bad. And with the box for reload, this style makes sense. Anyway... a matter of taste. But why behind the competition?
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Simon Isaacs
@simon_isaacs · Founder & CCO of Fatherly
@wyssdaniel who has come out excited by the design of these silly things? Would be interested to see one credible piece hailing what these look like on... Just reminds me of Something About Marry 
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Simon Isaacs
@simon_isaacs · Founder & CCO of Fatherly
@mg @_jacksmith there are a number of bud-only Bluetooth earbuds beyond what you listed - what's more notable is that you highlighted Samsung who had global growth of 7x in the past 2 years vs 1.4x of Apple... So, coming out with cordless earbuds that are at least aesthetically inferior to the competition is a big deal.
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Daniel Wyss
@daniel_wyss
@simon_isaacs lol.... I never said I'm excited by the design. I said the design makes sense. The box is great and a great idea.
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iOSDepot
@iphoneheadz
@simon_isaacs
A) Your Opinion
B) You have a pair to compare right?
C) Hasn't that been happening forever now?
D) All of the above
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