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AirPods Max four years later: a missed spatial computing opportunity
APM are high end ultra premium to consumers. Sony are also ultra premium but offer better value for money.foregoneconclusion said:
LOL...economy range for headphones is $100 to $300. Mid range is $300 to $600. High end range would be $600 to $1,000. You have to go above $1,000 to really start looking for something "ultra premium".charlesn said:
Yeah, no. This is like saying the Mercedes G-Wagon is really more of a mid-range SUV because Lambo, Bentley, Rolls, etc SUVs can cost twice as much and MUCH more. $550 for wireless cans is an ultrapremium price tag relative to the rest of the market, overall, and certainly to Apple's most direct competition from Sony and Bose.foregoneconclusion said:$550 isn't really an "ultra premium" price range for headphones. It's really more a of mid-range. There are all kinds of products in the $700 to $1,0000 price range.
That's not really different relative to cars where economy is $15,000 to $25,000, mid range is $30,000 to $60,000, and luxury would be $60,000 to $90,000. The current average new car price is around $45,000 right now.
People spending more are either audio nerds or professionals.
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Apple is rumored to be opening its first store in Oxford
Walking past an Apple Store the other day I stopped to just look through the window.
I wondered if their pinewood, minimalistic style is starting to look a bit dated now. Couldn't decide.
Certainly didn't look interesting or innovative.
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Apple TV+ tries to become the first US streamer in China
Hey Siri, delete the words 'altruistic' and 'privacy' from company mission statement.
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Apple is right to ditch folding iPad plans in favor of the iPhone Fold
Is there really a market for folding phones? Personally, I don't get it.
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BMW confirms it will not support CarPlay Ultra
Car manufacturers are not going to give all their screens to Apple or want to reply on them for their onboard computing.
It just won’t happen.If Apple want to push this they need to partner with a manufacturer to make a reference vehicle.
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Apple seeds the first public betas of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26
I have been using the iOS beta since Dev1 on my production device. no real issues.
But one problem I always experience with iOS betas is overheating and worsened battery life.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook gifts President Trump gold & glass commemorative plaque
Surely this is an episode of South Park we’re talking about?Wouldn’t the CEO of one of the world’s largest companies giving the president a ‘plaque’ which happens to be attached to a solid gold bar be considered a very indiscreet bribe?
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Meta has poached two more heavyweights from Apple's AI team
Great scott!!
IF those ‘signing bonuses’ are true that it unreal
I have my doubts to be honest
But going to pile on the pressure on the kids to work in AI now for sure ! -
Jony Ive talks about minimalism, taste, and Apple's design group
I thinks its very difficult to judge Ive's personal achievements.
I'm not entirely convinced that he has achieved very much without the supervision of Jobs.
What has he done since leaving Apple? That red nose?
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Apple turns off data protection in the UK rather than comply with backdoor mandate
Disappointed in Apple here. They should have stood up to the UK Government and just said no.
