Japhey

JP234 said:

Apart from the clumsy and awkward name of the product, there's another consideration Apple Insider ignores. Here's their take:

"If you are tired of boring white or black earbuds, check out the flashy Acefast Crystal (2) T8" (see what I mean about the name?)

Here's my take:
The Apple AirPods are every bit as much a fashion statement as they are a music device. The branding was established with those primary colored commercials they ran in the days of the iPods. That makes these a hard sell to anyone aware of branding and status symbols. That would include all middle and high school and most college students, who dictate the trends the rest of us follow. Add to that the clunky pairing process for third party bluetooth devices, compared to Apple devices, and you've got an even harder sell. The only demographic I see here is the pathetic narcissist who wants illuminated earbuds that say, "HEY! Look at ME!"

chutzpah said:

JP234 said:

chutzpah said:

JP234 said:

The only demographic I see here is the pathetic narcissist who wants illuminated earbuds that say, "HEY! Look at ME!"

middle and high school and most college students

And there you are.  Or maybe just projecting?  

Seems like a decent product at a good price to me.  No need to rant about something just because it wasn't designed in Cupertino.

I made no claims about the device functionality, only its lame gimmick, and how Apple Insider missed the indisputable fact that AirPods are a status symbol, and these are not. And that the name stinks (c'mon, you know we agree on that!). You must be projecting yourself!

And you pre-empitvely insulted anyone who might be interested in these as pathetic and narcissistic.  As the first comment on a thread that likely would have died without any other comments, I can tell from that that you rate your own opinions very highly, while taking a lot of pleasure in judging others indiscriminately for their tastes.  Yeah, I think you project something, but nothing good.

Have a nice day.

JP234 said:

[So, there's trolls working on a farm in Mintz, Moscow or Pyongyang right now making thousands of fake drivers' licenses. And they're the only ones paying for this "service."

Well, maybe a few domestic extremist trolls too.]

Nothing beats fresh, home-grown conspiracies!