Why doesn't Bose have MP3/cellphone hookup in their headsets?

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Seems very strange to me that a company most noted for their consumer
audio products would make a headset that doesn't have a plug to allow
your to hook in your iPod/MP3 player or cellphone.

I bought a pair of the Bose X and just assumed that would be there...
what a disappointment.

Maybe they expect you to use them to fly with and not play games.

Ron,

Maybe they expect you to use them to fly with and not play games.


Maybe they're too arrogant to give choice to the consumer.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

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Ron,

Maybe they expect you to use them to fly with and not play games.


Maybe they're too arrogant to give choice to the consumer.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)


They do give customers a choice - their product or someone else's

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"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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Ron,

Maybe they expect you to use them to fly with and not play games.


Maybe they're too arrogant to give choice to the consumer.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)


They do give customers a choice - their product or someone else's
Also, Bose aims their products at the "pros" who are usually engaged in CRM
during flight, not entertainment.

Also, Bose being more expensive, it's more typically used by people what
have MP3 and cell phone capable audio panels. If they added capability to
attach toys, first they would have redundancy that was wasted on their
target market. Secondly, there would be that many more people whining that
Bose was even MORE expensive.

Matt Barrow wrote:
Secondly, there would be that many more people whining that
Bose was even MORE expensive.

With more possible failure points.

Matt,

Also, Bose aims their products at the "pros" who are usually engaged in CRM
during flight, not entertainment.


There are an awful lot of Bose ads in the "hobby flyer" magazines that seem to
counter your statement. Also, I have not yet seen a Bose in any airline
cockpit. Doesn't mean much, but it's a data point.

You seem to be opposed to the idea of listening to music in-flight. That's ok,
but it's no reason to belittle pilots that like to listen to music.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Thomas Borchert wrote:
Also, I have not yet seen a Bose in any airline
cockpit. Doesn't mean much, but it's a data point.

Look in the charter cockpits.

"B A R R Y" wrote in message
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Thomas Borchert wrote:
Also, I have not yet seen a Bose in any airline cockpit. Doesn't mean
much, but it's a data point.

Look in the charter cockpits.

You won't find Bose in many cockpits in which the engines/props are a
significant distance behind the pilot. Those (jet jockeys and the like)
don't need a lot of noise reduction like piston poppers and turboprops do.

Then, too, Thomas is all mouth and virtually ZERO brains, but that's what
one would expect from a Nazi.

On 8/29/2007 7:55:37 AM, Ron Natalie wrote:

Maybe they expect you to use them to fly with and not play games.

Listening to music actually improves my concentration while flying.

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Peter

On 8/29/2007 7:55:37 AM, Ron Natalie wrote:

Maybe they expect you to use them to fly with and not play games.

Oh, and as a relatively new IFR pilot you should see some utility in the
ability to plug your phone into the headset for those days you need to call
FSS to pick up your IFR clearance out of that uncontrolled airport.

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Peter