Apple AirPods Pro were almost named AirPods Extreme just like the 2003 AirPort Extreme but employees hated it

AirPods Pro 2 on a mosaic table.

A recent report suggests AirPods Pro almost had a much worse name before Apple settled on the current one, and we have employees' objections to thank for it.

According to internal information seen by MacRumors, AirPods Pro were almost called AirPods Extreme before their official launch back in 2019. The idea was floated by at least one member of Apple’s leadership, but Apple went for AirPods Pro instead, after “many employees objected to the change.”