Nothing’s Budget Brand Is Already Dropping Another Pair of Earbuds
THE SO WHAT
Rapid-fire hardware drops from budget brands are training consumers to expect constant iteration and marginal gains. If you’re not differentiating on ecosystem or software, you’re signing up for a treadmill of ever-faster SKUs and thinner loyalty.
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