For the people who are singing the benefits of wireless headphones and the push for “innovation” - I get that.
The problem is you can use wireless headphones on any cellphone today.
I appreciate that the 3.5mm adapter they built is only $9 (you know they wanted to charge $39.99 for it) - which is probably the only way they’ll quell the initial outrage.
In the meantime, I look at the $600 worth of headphones I have sitting on my desk and think “Time to get some adapters”.
The real question I would ask is “if Apple launched the Airpods without any other motivating factors, would people buy them?” - I suspect that answer is no given the already available plethora of well designed BT headphones on the market.