That's fair to be annoyed about. I can understand their approach and their tradeoff for a bit of better water-/rain protection and having less components inside. With an USB-C adapter I am using my analog ear buds, even though I switch more and more to bluetooth as I find them more comfortable.
Mediocre headphones, I would not say. They are definitely not top of the line technology wise, but I find them sufficient and sometimes even more than I expected fairly produced hardware to be.
Better than individual experiences I like to present some reviews, but there doesn't seem to be that many technical reviews in english, at least I did not find them. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/11/fairphone-fairbuds-review-ethically-made-earbuds-with-replaceable-batteries
However, for in-ears, I find them comfortable, but I am more an over ears person. ANC is alright, I'd say. A bit annoying if I am using it on the train and keep hitting the wall or head rest. But either I adapt to these sounds or the hardware takes a bit more time to filter these vibrations out.
For the tradeoff of better sustainability and exchangability if something breaks or the batteries need replacing, I find the price fair.
If you might also care about the socioeconomic manufacturing process and fair payment for these necessary resources, I can recommend the Fairbuds in-ears or Fairbuds XL for over ear.
https://shop.fairphone.com/fairbuds
Both have noise cancelling as an option and an equalizer via app.
Er gehört keiner Partei an. Wenn er aber eine Partei wählen würde, dann liest er sich die Parteiprogramme durch und überblickt die Errungenschaften der Resorts. Und am ehesten kann er sich da mit den Werten und Vorstellungen, mit Fokus auf Tatsachen, der Grünen identifizieren.
Mein Eindruck: Sein Fokus sind Fakten und ein großes Interesse an effizienten Energien. Wenn das schon alles ist, was es braucht, um "links" zu sein, dann... ist "rechts" wirklich nicht zu begehren. In keinster Weise.
Mein erster Gedanke: "Wow! Cool. Echt? Aber womit? Vielleicht war ich doch unaufmerksam."
Dann: "Oh. Natürlich. Yay..."
Ketzerischer Gedanke: "Das muss dieser Linksrutsch sein, vor dem immer gewarnt wird!"
As we do not have a community on Lemmy that I know of, here is a complete explanation of their service, their misdoings and more. This is pretty in-depth with references to other postings as well as articles and sources.
https://old.reddit.com/r/fuckepic/comments/bs4kh6/rfuckepic_for_dummies_a_quick_breakdown/
They are currently losing money with their strategies either way, because exclusivity is expensive, free games, too. Luckily they still have the Fortnite money...
But they are winning something else. User numbers. Claimed games as 'purchases' on their storefront. Active users per month. User binding to their ecosystem by having more and more games in their library, for 'free'. This looks good for stakeholders ready to invest, or publishers to accept exclusivity deals in their future.
And with time, the attrition towards their store will reduce so more and more become paying customers with their dubious tactics.
Da müsste sich in der Gesellschaft schon viel getan haben, dass diese Vorsorge Früchte trägt. Ich bin nicht gegen den Gedanken, absolut nicht. Gerade auch nicht bei der Datenermittlung. Aber der größte Schmerz liegt halt derzeit an den wenigen Kassensitzen und damit einhergehend freien Therapieplätzen.
More VR games are welcome... however, limiting an already small market by platform exclusivity on Meta Quest really doesn't seem to be a great idea. I'm really sad about this.
I am so hyped for this title. I really dig its style and theme. Sadly it also has those pre order exclusive rewards, but meh, I can ignore it. 2024.10.11, I'll be ready!
That's not what is critizised here, is it?
I might misunderstand but I thought the cheap production of necessary components for green energy coming from China, only possible by shortcuts of reducing worker rights or otherwise exploitation of ressources, should be countered.