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jen729w on June 6, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer

This, still?

Do people like you think that people like me buy AirPods because influencers do?

Might it just be that they’re astonishingly good wireless headphones? I mean is that possible in your mind?

ignoramous on June 6, 2023 [–]

The product may be good, but I am talking about its price, and how it sold like hot cakes anyway. Consumer goods don't sell as much without marketing, which influencers / celebs provide for free to Apple.

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