My first introduction to Nothing was the Ear (1).
It was the first product that really felt like it was made for me: nice design, okay audio, mid-level quality, and an amazing price. Not perfect, but just enough. Later, I got the Phone (1), and that was an amazing decision. Over the last four years I’ve followed Nothing’s journey—from a small company to a well-known and respected tech brand. I loved almost every product they made because it felt like they were building for people like me: those who want a good product at a fair price.
But since the release of the Ear (open), something has changed. It feels like Nothing no longer cares about that original mission. Seeing the Phone (3) was when I realized it clearly: Nothing is no longer… well, Nothing. And now, with the upcoming Ear (3), it feels like the company doesn’t even think about its first customers anymore.
The best way to explain this is with the Ear (stick).
When I saw them for the first time, I was amazed by the unique design and the fun opening mechanism. That was Nothing doing what they were best at: making something familiar but giving it a twist. But it was also the last product that truly felt that way. Ever since, Nothing has only made phones and “normal” earbuds. Sure, there are still the cool LEDs on the phones and the transparent earbuds, but nothing truly new.
I was fine with this until early 2025, because those products were still good—like the Phone 3a, 2a, and the Ear (a), which at least brought some color and freshness. But now, it feels like Nothing is only making what they think we want, instead of what we actually want. Let’s be honest: no one asked for the Ear (open). It was an interesting idea, but not exciting. People talked about it for a week, and then everyone forgot about it.
The community wants fun and bold products—like a Nothing speaker or a Nothing watch.
(CMF doesn’t really count, in my opinion.) The point is: Nothing doesn’t seem to understand its own community anymore. For a company that’s all about “community,” it doesn’t feel like they actually see us. And when they do, like with the Headphones (1), it didn’t feel like they made them because it was a cool idea—it felt like they just wanted to say, “See? We listened. Now please be quiet while we sell a weird-looking phone.”
I know this might sound like I’m hating on Nothing, but it’s the customer’s job to be the first to speak up when something doesn’t feel right. I still love Nothing and what they create, but I want them to take a step back and really listen. Not just watch the community and say “okay,” but to truly hear what we want.
In one old video, Nothing said something like: “a community where every voice is heard.”
I can’t find that video anymore, but this is me adding my voice. I hope it’s heard.
I used AI to fix my writing but here’s the original anyway:
My first introduction to nothing was the nothing ear (1) , it was the first product that really felt like it was made for me, nice design, okay audio, mid quality and an amazing price not perfect but just enough. Later on I got the phone (1) and it was an amazing decision. And in the last 4 year’s I followed nothing’s journey from this small company to this incredibly known and respected tech company. I loved almost every product that nothing made cuz it felt like it was made for people like me who want a good product for a good price. But since the release of the nothing ear open nothing kinda felt they no longer care about making a good product for a good price. And well after seeing the nothing phone (3) this is when I realized that something changed and nothing is no longer … well nothing. And now with the upcoming nothing ear 3, it feels like nothing doesn’t even care about the original customers.
I believe that the best way to explain this is the nothing ear stick
When I saw them for the first time I was amazed by the unique design and interesting opening mechanism . This is nothing still doing something that they are good at but they put a nice spin on it, and that was the first and last nothing product to do so. Ever since nothing only made phones and “normal” earbuds, still cool LED’s on the phones and still nice transparent earbuds but nothing else. And I was ok with this till early 2025 because these where good phones and earbuds like the phone 3a and 2a and the nothing ear a that brought a little color to nothing. But now all nothing does is to do only what they think we want and not what we want, cuz let’s be honest no one and I mean no one asked for something like the nothing ear open, it’s a nice product but that’s all I can say about it, its not interesting and honestly it was like one week that everyone talked about it and then nobody cares about them. The nothing community wants fun and cool products like a nothing speaker or a nothing watch ( the cmf doesn’t really count’s in my opinion). Point is that nothing doesn’t understand their own customers anymore for a company that’s all about community it fells like they don’t really see us and when they do like when they made the nothing headphones (1) it didn’t felt like they made because it was a cool idea but they made just so they can say “see we listen now please be quiet we’re trying to sell a weird looking phone”
I know it may look like I’m hating on nothing but I believe it’s the customers job to be the first to scream when something doesn’t feel right. I still love nothing and what they make but I just want nothing to take a step back and listen to us not just look and say ok but to actually listen to what we the customers and community want.
In one old video of nothing they said “a community that every voice is heard” or something like that I cannot find that video, but this is me and this is my voice so I hope it’s being heard.
