You keep saying "Read the insert! Read the insert!" How am I supposed to read the package insert if I don't wear either one of these contacts? I just wandered by and saw this thread and thought I'd check it out. I would imagine there are a lot of people who come to Lens 101 and read this thread even if they don't use either one of these products. How are they supposed to read the inserts? Why not help us out and just give us this information that's apparently so powerfully conclusive?

Others have presented their evidence that these two brands of contacts are different, and all you've said so far is "They're the same. Read the inserts" without offering any other proof.

Since I don't have the package inserts, I must rely on what I find on the Internet (i.e. "marketing mumbo jumbo"). Here's what I found at airoptix.com:
What is the difference between O2OPTIX® contact lenses and AIR OPTIX® AQUA contact lenses?

AIR OPTIX® AQUA contact lenses were introduced in 2008 as an upgrade to O2OPTIX® contact lenses.

With the AQUA Moisture System, AIR OPTIX® AQUA lenses provide moisture for comfort on contact, all day, every day. They’re so comfortable that from the moment you put them in you may hardly notice them.

This website even has a link that says "If you like O2 Optix, you'll love Air Optix Aqua!"

Looking over this thread it seems that you are making the claim that O2 Optix and Air Optix Aqua are identical lenses, while others are saying the two are similar, but not identical. So what's the big deal? They're made out of the same material, but one of them has a special coating that evidently sets them apart as an "upgrade." OK fine. Then they're not identical. So stop saying "There is no difference. NONE" There clearly is a difference. Admittedly, it's a small difference, but a difference nonetheless.

*Sigh*

Are we done?