According to Mark Gurmans latest Power On newsletter, Apple has no meaningful plans to refresh AirPods Max after the introduction of the USB-C model earlier this year. If you were waiting for a bigger refresh with a newer chip, improved noise cancellation, or anything else youre out of luck.Apple introduced AirPods Max in December 2020 at the high price of $549, and left them unchanged for nearly four years. We later got a USB-C version in September 2024, with some refreshed colors, but that was it. No upgrade to the H2 chip, no adaptive audio, or anything substantial.According to Gurman, AirPods Max at their $549 price tag arent quite worth Apples time:The headphones arent a hot enough seller to justify pouring money into development, but theyre also not a big enough flop to kill them outright. If youve ever been to an upscale gym in Los Angeles or New York, you can see these $550 headphones have a market even with the high price and outdated technology.Gurman believes that Apple will keep AirPods Max around in their current form for the foreseeable future, so it might be a couple years before we see a truly updated model.Obviously, it would make sense for Apple to cut the price of AirPods Max if they wanted it to sell better, but Apple doesnt have much of an incentive to do so.Hopefully, AirPods Max dont wither away on Apples website for the next four years like the first pair did, but its sounding like thatll be the case.What do you think of AirPods Max in their current form? Let us know in the comments.Follow Michael:X/Twitter,Bluesky,InstagramAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel