| Basically every generation of phones' regressions are based on looking at what Apple manages to get away with, and copying it. Even if I would never buy their junk myself (or encourage anyone else to), it's basically impossible to get away from their aftershocks. Unremovable batteries? Apple got away with it from the start. Hell, they even managed to get people to pay ridiculous markups to replace them after it was discovered that they tampered with device performance. Unremovable storage? Just look at what Apple manages to charge for storage upgrades! Dropping the headphone jack? iPhone 7 got away with it, and drove the sale of plenty of adapters. USB-C? Well, if Apple could get people to buy new Lightning devices and chargers... These are standard "features" now. Every phone has this now. There are no other options for me to "vote for" with my wallet anymore, even though I always did when the I had the option to. There is no way for me, as a single consumer, to get away from this bullshit. Fashion doesn't spring up from thin air. It's crafted by people. With agendas. And accessories to sell. Hell, nobody seemed happy about any of these changes when they were introduced. But the manufacturers had the pockets to outlast the outrage. And eventually, fashion changed. And, just maybe, ask why on earth a whole industry exists around fake pockets, and what accessories they exist to sell. |
They are _the_only_ wireless earbuds on the market that you don't push inside your ear canals, and I absolutely abhor the in-canal ones. They also look nice, work great, I wear them for hours almost every day. Even put them on for quick calls. Probably one of the best technology products I've ever owned.