AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

I wonder why people keep pouring energy into this bottomless pit of a vendor locker.

Surely, Apple will close this hole in the next version.

They're a user-hostile company. I stopped bothering with it years ago.

Yes, their hardware might be slightly better than the competition, but the difference is not earth-shattering. Certainly not worth all the trouble and uncertainty of what will happen next year when Apple improves their vendor locking.

My advice: stop feeding the beast, and start owning your hardware!