[bluefirebrand]

Apple's not a smartphone manufacturer it is a lifestyle brand. If you aren't buying the lifestyle you're not their customer.

Which is most people.

[orf]

Ok sure but they are also one of the major smartphone manufacturers

[bluefirebrand]

That's not the point.

The point is people who don't buy into the Apple brand don't even consider it as an option.

Not the way someone looking for a phone will consider the options between Motorola, LG, Samsung, etc.

The fact that Apple manufactures Apple products is much more important than what those products are.

[orf]

Ok sure but when you open with “one of the largest smartphone manufacturers is actually not a smartphone manufacturer” its kind of hard to hear anything else you’re saying.

[vmception]

so do they care about audio quality or not?

I made it this far in the thread and keep reading irrelevant deflections

[aejnsn]

I honestly just wear my AirPods Max as a lifestyle choice. /s

[indemnity]

Yes, the audio quality is better than my AudioTechnica and Sony cans, and it integrates super well with all my Apple devices.

Totally a lifestyle choice to wear them in my home office where no one can see them!

[bluefirebrand]

Ah yes, because it integrates with your Apple IPad(tm) and your Apple Smart Watch(tm) and Apple TV(tm) and all of your Apple (tm) smart home products, but it's totally not a lifestyle choice.

Sure thing.