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Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by rkuykendall-com on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:51PM (#21986050)
Stupid name and impossible to distinguish from their other wireless headphones. This is the Dell XXHBE 34-9q276d.snfd2 vs Macbook Pro all over again.
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by mhh__ on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @08:01PM (#21987152)
My guitar is an Ibanez RG2570...EZQWEUIBLAKUSJBDA-something (I can't ever remember, great guitar btw) but does that matter? It's still a brilliant piece of (hand)craftsmanship.

If people want quality (or at least guarantee of quality in what they buy) they'll tend to whatever is better. N.B. "Better" can mean ease-of-use/experience too (Apple)

Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by amatecha on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @07:14PM (#21986784)
Yesterday I was looking for the name of the old Sony mp3 player I had in the early 2000's. It took ages to track down with any certainty: "Sony NW-E105". Like, what does that even mean? I just remembered it's this circular thing and it was purple. I'll never remember that model number and I had to rely on my browser history to even paste it in this comment just now, even though I was just reading about it yesterday! Brutal.
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by Fnoord on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @06:01PM (#21986169)
Agreed on the name. Don't want my headphones to distinguish themselves (why would I? Certainly not as "toothbrushes").
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by benhurmarcel on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @04:51AM (#21989958)
If the name is the main criticism you can come up with, it's probably a really good product.