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In the press release Apple talks about AAC-ELD codec being included on these earbuds, promising high-def low-latency audio. I wonder if that's true. My biggest gripe with the industry ever since the death of 3.5mm jack has been voice/video call audio quality on BT HSP profile. It's probably just a marketing blurb, but whoever manages to fix BT voice audio will be my personal hero.
No ear caps is instant no buy for me - I literally cannot keep the previous AirPods in my ear and if I do it causes aching, while I can use the pro’s without issue. Or is it just a refresh of the original AirPods?
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Anybody can sue for any reason. Doesn't mean they will win. Companies give lots of money to all kinds of causes that have no possibility of any financial return. Apple isn't special in this regard and they aren't getting sued for it.
Almost all corporate charity is in return for tax breaks.
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Does it really only work with Apple headphones? That's terrible. I like Apple products but I hate the way they push to make things proprietary that could be open standard. I guess that makes services "sticky" for a lot of people but it pushes me away from the ecosystem,
Apple should want their customers to choose their products because they’re better. Arbitrarily reducing compatibility is a sure fire way to make your customers resent you.
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This is a refresh of the original AirPods. The Pros are the ones with the in ear caps.
I kinda don’t get the branding then, why are the pro’s a completely different fit AND different sound quality, like wouldn’t you want a choice in ear fit to exist for both regular and pro?
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I think they meant mute their mic. I could be wrong. It would be cool if you could mute yourself while on calls - it would be possible within the apple ecosystem at least. Pause during media, mute during calls. Something. Or maybe if it could be customizable, I'd like that. Different actions for different modes.
You can mute on software in the phone app already. I suppose what's missing is if you need to frequently mute you wouldn't want to use the screen and would rather a physical button? I've certainly never run into that issue myself, or if I know I need to mute a lot, I just have my phone out and press the screen.
I like my wired, ordinary earphones. They are low tech, cheap and reliable. When I pick them up from my pocket, I may have to spend a few moments to untangle then, but it is usually just a few seconds. After some months the wires start to go bad. Then I use a new pair. But such a pair costs very little. I don't know what I am missing, but I think I would be frustrated if expensive wireless earphones run out of batter…
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Does it really only work with Apple headphones? That's terrible. I like Apple products but I hate the way they push to make things proprietary that could be open standard. I guess that makes services "sticky" for a lot of people but it pushes me away from the ecosystem,
Apple should want their customers to choose their products because they’re better. Arbitrarily reducing compatibility is a sure fire way to make your customers resent you.
I'm not intending to be flippant here - I love my AirPods and other Apple gear - but this reads like they took the AirPod Pros and rebranded them as the next generation of AirPod. I'm not seeing what's actually new here. Can someone in the know throw me a bone if there's something I'm overlooking?