They look exactly like AirPods, though, which is a design Apple created, as an evolution of EarPods. When EarPods were released, they looked unlike any earbuds ever released, despite the fact that ear buds as a product have existed for 30 years or more. If it were as simple as “minimalist design” any of the 100+ ear bud manufacturers of the past 30 years could have designed something similar.

Apple never gets enough credit for their design work in the general tech community. Lots of design work can look “obvious” or minimalist in hindsight.