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Every major tech company is now trying to develop something that Apple developed two years ago. The white colored, pill-sized earphones got severely ridiculed when it got released with iPhone 7. Even I was not sure what to think about it at that time, and I am an avid Apple fanboy. To all of our surprise, the AirPods become a mega-hit and it is now the most popular product in its segment.
How does a product go from a meme to become the goal for every other tech company to beat?
- The Design
It is the first truly wireless earphones in the market that worked well. It had no connecting wires like other wireless devices that stuck around your neck which made airpods different from the rest of the product. The uniqueness of airpods is one of the main factors for its success. It gave buyers the satisfaction of owning an Apple product. The branding is in the design, and this design was not easy to engineer. Airpods still has no better competitors in its form which says how intricate the process is to create wireless earphones with no wires.
2. The Experience
The main advantage that Apple holds over other tech juggernauts is the ecosystem. The…
