Apart from the needless ableist/rude comment, no, they're not just popular because they're different. For many younger people (the iPhone-natives), wired is novel to them in some ways. Novel things always have some people adopting them. Except, wired actually does have advantages, meaning that some will continue using them for their benefits.
If it were purely "being different from status quo", everyone would be having a linux phone (like a pinephone).
> AirPods became popular because they were fashionable and now they’re unfashionable.
You don't think a significant number of people use Airpods because they are good value and convenient? I know that's why I got them. The noise cancelling alone is worth it
Airpods didn't invent noise cancelling, Bose has been selling them since 2000. Price/quality has been always on the side of the wired devices. Unless you need wireless, get something wired. Airpod, and similar, are almost always less than 1 meter away from the phone.
Apart from the needless ableist/rude comment, no, they're not just popular because they're different. For many younger people (the iPhone-natives), wired is novel to them in some ways. Novel things always have some people adopting them. Except, wired actually does have advantages, meaning that some will continue using them for their benefits.
If it were purely "being different from status quo", everyone would be having a linux phone (like a pinephone).
> AirPods became popular because they were fashionable and now they’re unfashionable.
You don't think a significant number of people use Airpods because they are good value and convenient? I know that's why I got them. The noise cancelling alone is worth it
Airpods didn't invent noise cancelling, Bose has been selling them since 2000. Price/quality has been always on the side of the wired devices. Unless you need wireless, get something wired. Airpod, and similar, are almost always less than 1 meter away from the phone.
"Wearing wireless 24/7 tells me you don't own any land."
I suppose a Caterpillar mesh hat might complete my look.
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