I went to the video link of Colin Kaepernick where he is wearing Beats headphones, and read the text below that he had an endorsement deal with Beats. I wondered if it was a conflict for him to be endorsing one brand while being told to wear a different brand. Hmmmm. Either way, I agree that Beats appears to come out the “winner” in this battle (although being bought by Apple for 3 billion puts them in the “big leagues”)

I think of Bose as a “high end” classical music brand, so the idea of NFL coaches using them doesn’t quite fit for me; although being able to hear the players and the refs with all the noise around is important. For me, the point seems to be that Beats are what “cool players” use to listen to their music and Bose is targeted to those who want to hear better, especially with loud sounds around. Wonder what their marketing reps would say? This was a fun post for me to ponder. Thanks!