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AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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1424 points moonleay | 2 comments | 16 Nov 25 00:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.444s | source
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roman_soldier ◴[16 Nov 25 09:52 UTC] No.45943899[source]▶
A lot of Apple products are designed to best work with other Apple products, that's part of their selling point. Would it not be easier to just buy non Apple headphones if you are not in the Apple eco system?
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KolibriFly ◴[16 Nov 25 10:06 UTC] No.45943950[source]▶
Yet if someone likes the sound quality, fit, or ANC of AirPods (which are genuinely good), why should they lose out on functionality just because they're not using an iPhone?
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nerbert ◴[16 Nov 25 17:44 UTC] No.45946897[source]▶
I'm all for everything being compatible with everything, but why should apple invest resources in testing/debugging android compatibility for something that they make?
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1. StopDisinfo910 ◴[16 Nov 25 17:58 UTC] No.45947003[source]▶
There is a vast difference between testing and debugging and not intentionally making your product worse when on a standard BT connection which is basically what Apple is doing.
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2. roman_soldier ◴[16 Nov 25 22:29 UTC] No.45949050[source]▶
There is zero business sense in making it work as good on non Apple phones. There are plenty of other headphones to choose from that work well with android etc.