The bundling of accessories that was once considered standard practice for companies has slowly phased out, with Apple being one of the first firms to begin shipping iPhones without wired earphones, eventually trickling down to charging cables and power bricks. The same practice has now been adopted on the newly announced AirPods Pro 3 , which will not feature any charging cable in the box, giving Apple an opportunity to mint a truckload of revenue.

With an estimated 66 million AirPods units shipped in 2024, Apple can potentially make money off every AirPods Pro 3 sold through an additional accessory purchase

Where the AirPods Pro 2 continue to ship with a USB-C charging cable, the technical specifications of the AirPods Pro 3 reveal that Apple is distancing itself from this approac

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