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		autoexec 69 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boeing has started working on a 737 MAX replacemen... They were designed so that they'd get easily lost and they prevent you from replacing the battery. With enough marketing even a low quality product like airpods can be a commercial success https://apple.slashdot.org/story/19/05/12/0256259/why-airpod...

lurking_swe 69 days ago [–]

i’ve owned airpods for 8 years and lost them once. by “lost” i mean i forgot them when frantically checking out of a hotel to catch a flight.

Not everyone is careless with their things. On the aspect of battery replacement, i agree it’s a shame.

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