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Originally Posted by AppleInsider 

Apple said it has shipped more than 600 million sets of its previous earbuds to date.

And about 400 million users detest them.

Too bad these don't have covers or tips.

gonna suck

I hope they made the cord 6-12" longer, this is one of the things that always pissed me off about the earbuds (other than the crappy performance and ill-fitting earbuds). It's tough to go running when the cord keeps pulling out of my ears when my iPhone is in a belt-pouch.

Originally Posted by akf2000 
gonna suck

Yeah, that's not trolling at all. Certainly doesn't invalidate everything you say in the future.

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Originally Posted by Kolchak 

And about 400 million users detest them.

hey, come on now, this is surely a gross exaggeration

it's more like 6.4 billion non-users detest them due to the infuriating tsst tsst tsst noise bleeding out of them, plus 550 million users who can also hear the tsst tsst tsst of other users bleeding back through them

Apples website says they sound like headphones that cost "hundreds more". Very very skeptical about that claim, but cautiously optimistic. 

Early tests from tech sites like Engadget aren't encouraging. They still don't isolate the sound. You'll still hear the latest Justin Bieber song from your neighbour on buses, trains and planes. 

Wow no one has gotten their hands on these but already know they're going to suck? What is this Engadget.com?