Because of the huge installed base of customers with big pockets and a dedicated frame of mind anything Apple throws at them will be quickly adopted. What can go wrong?
Yep, because they know quality when they see, err ... I mean, hear it. It's a pretty low price for something that just might approach the lower end of Hi Fi for those of us that spent thousands on Hi Fi equipment. It will be just like the Watch I predict, less sales perhaps than the garbage but the highest satisfaction not to mention the highest profits in the industry within two years.
I'm interested in buying it. $350 seems cheap enough *IF* it has great sound quality and can play in synch with more than one so that I can put two next to my TV. But needs to be equivalent or better than the best Sonos/Bose speakers sold for around $300.
An added "Plus" is firmware/software support after the sale. What it does upon arrival is generally the MINIMUM functionality the device will ever see. Pretty much every single Apple product gains additional functionality within a year or 18 months of it's release. We are coming up on a year or so, with the Airpods. Although the Airpods have gained several firmware updates, I am personally not aware of any functionality improvements. That is not to say that Airpods will always remain what they are today.
I think Find My EarPods was added after initial shipment, so there's one.
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