Apple released their highly anticipated specifications for the iPhone 7 today (you can read everything you need to know here), and as can be expected when these announcements come out, people have feelings. Very strong feelings. With this release, the biggest change to the iPhone is the removal of the headphone jack in favor for wireless earbuds, which we now know are called AirPods; and likewise, this seems to be the change that Apple aficionados are taking the most umbrage with, for a variety of reasons.
Our own Dan Seitz put together a case for the headphone jack last month shortly after the news was initially leaked, but now as thousands and thousands of users are coming to terms with the reality of wireless earbuds, the outrage and ridicule has started to make the rounds on Twitter — as it is wont to do in these type of situations. Not surprisingly, the biggest gripe so far seems to revolve around the fact that these things seem super easy to lose and super expensive to replace.
We rounded up some of the best reactions to Apple’s new AirPods, but feel free to leave your own complaints (or smug Android-using goads) in the comments.
https://twitter.com/samueljenkins95/status/773590165885427712
https://twitter.com/pilotbacon/status/773593556690821120
https://twitter.com/MisterPreda/status/773589605564100608
Genuinely curious – The Earpods always slip out my ears – I wonder how the Airpods will fare #AppleEvent #AirPods
— C4ETech (@C4ETech) September 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/DavidCovucci/status/773592145420816386
Hopefully this is the first and the last time Apple announces a product that you have to insert into your body. #AirPods
— Seth Worley (@Awakeland3D) September 7, 2016
You get rid of headphone jacks but not this piece of shit. SMFH. pic.twitter.com/IkRyiu0ppy
— John D. Jannuzzi (@johnjannuzzi) September 7, 2016
#AIRPODS GOT YOU LOOKING LIKE LOBOT FROM STAR WARS #APPLEEVENT pic.twitter.com/4HxMUcpHr3
— Ethan Hunt 🏹 (@httpsEthanGames) September 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/rickdasizzleer/status/773600426587545600
https://twitter.com/ohholybutt/status/773608686795096064
About to cut these up. #airpods #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/npWS0jez7m
— Dan 🥹 (@mallow610) September 7, 2016
#AirPods seem like something I would immediately lose in my apartment and never find again. #AppleEvent
— Amy Lecza (@amylecza) September 7, 2016
Will there be an app to help you find your #AirPods when you lose them a quarter mile into your run? #appleevent
— Crutnacker (@Crutnacker) September 7, 2016
*go to a busy city*
*insert #AirPods*
*one falls out*
*gets trod on by person behind*
*everyone chuckles*#AppleEvent— Dale 🇷🇺 (@dalehay) September 7, 2016
#AppleEvent
Apple: the new #Airpods will only cost $160.00Me: pic.twitter.com/mTDFGnG4Ws
— Manteo Mitchell, OLY (@ManteoMitchell) September 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/thatpeterfox/status/773605912095363073
Excited to read all the articles about children swallowing #AirPods.
— Daniel Morales (@howtojapanese) September 7, 2016
Look at the size of the #airpods compared to that man, they would never fit in my ears even at $159 #iPhone7launch https://t.co/VZCokISQIn
— Jimmy Odongkara (@jimod9) September 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/czechov/status/773599635382427648
After finding out the price of the #AirPods pic.twitter.com/4BZQdZtHVo
— Bradley Zollars (@BDZtweets) September 7, 2016
I thought the #AirPods were complimentary with the #iPhone7
I can buy myself food for a month in $159— TheLazyAthlete (@Parth_Shahh) September 7, 2016
I'm an android guy, not an apple guy, so basically today is schadenfreude day.
— @yagathai@retro.pizza @mikeymongol.bsky.social (@Yagathai) September 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/unusualcards/status/773596682571255808
Why does Apple make grand announcements that they discovered 5 year old technology #AirPods
— Christopher Peters (@Chris805cali) September 7, 2016
Everyone with the new #AirPods! #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/n9UDyfvdsh
— Muraliraja (@Muraliraja) September 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/chrislarrycarl/status/773606387293093889