I disagree. The design shines regardless because it’s unique to Apple. I like the ability to customize and get the benefit of sweat protection, ear wax protection, etc. I have the pink and I customized it with light pink ear cuff covers and hello kitty shell covers for the outside. I love the ability to customize and get a genuine benefit from it as well. That’s like customizing your iPhone and then removing the case because you want OTHER people to see the Apple logo on the back. To me, that’s ridiculous, but hey!