[dogsgobork]

In retrospect, every invention is obvious. I think it's fair to say that Apple went a bit beyond just slapping bluetooth onto their existing headphones. The instant pairing experience alone makes them stand out against the standard competition.

[Gigachad]

I remember the release and all of the reddit and HN comments were to the tune of “this is stupid” “you’ll lose them” “they look dumb” “now I have to buy a cable to connect the two”

The idea that you could have two, disconnected pods seems to have been quite bold.

[asdff]

I believe samsung had a similar product out ahead of apple at the time. Just like with the watch.

[eviks]

You can also find a group of comments holding any opinion

The obvious idea of wireless is anything but bold

[Gigachad]

These weren't fringe ideas, they were all of the top level, highly upvoted comments.

While the Airpods seem completely obvious now, they were pretty radical and controversial when first announced.