[markhagan]

I am happy that someone is writing about this.

Essential broke my heart when they launched without the headphone jack (okay, not really, but you they did eliminate me as a customer for this version -- maybe I won't need the headphone jack for their next release).

Survey from Nov last year: https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/01/life-without-the-headphone-ja...

It is a survey...so who knows how real it is, but 55.86% were negatively impacted Apple removing the headphone jack. While Apple customers don't have a choice, Android users do and we will vote with our wallets.

[stult]

Apple customers have a choice. Which is why I'm typing this from my brand new Galaxy instead of an iPhone.

[chrischen]

I could suffer android, or like you know I could plug in the 3 cm converter onto my 20cm cord when my can’t find my airpods.

[damnfine]

Dongles are never the best answer. Either bulky and akward, or tiny and lost/broken. It would take a bit less than 3cm to just add the extra chip and jack.

[chrischen]

You have a massive wire attached to your headphones already...

[wl]

Assuming that you can find the adapter...

[scarface74]

Or you can use the bundled headphones. Why not keep the adapter attached to your headphones?

[wl]

I have many different pairs of headphones. A car stereo system. A home stereo system. Occasionally, I hook up to FOH mixers.

Analog line level audio is a ubiquitous standard.

[striking]

Maybe you use your headphones with more than just one device?

[markhagan]

I plug my phone into my truck every morning on my way to work.

[scarface74]

Even my cheap car has both Bluetooth for audio and a USB port that supports the "iPod protocol" for playing audio via USB.