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by Y7ZCQtNo39 2762 days ago
Removing the 3.5mm headphone jack was pretty rent seeking-- they hoped you'd buy the AirPods instead. It wasn't deliberately stated, but it would be in poor taste for them to state it as such.

The headphone jack removal wasn't comparable to past deprecations, like removing the CD drive from laptops -- which provided a significant new amount of space in the chassis.
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scarface74 2762 days ago
Or you could buy any other Bluetooth headphone, use the adapter they included for two years or use the included headphones.
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Y7ZCQtNo39 2762 days ago
The hope is that you'd buy the Apple-branded one. Obviously Bluetooth is an open standard -- but that was the business intent.

An adapter is less convenient to use than having the Headphone jack on the device.

Is it really that farfetched to think they removed the Headphone jack to increase profits? Clearly, I'm arguing for it, but if this absolutely out there, I'd like to be brought back more sensible thought processes.

Not even the included earbuds with an iPhone purchase come with a 3.5mm jack. It's Apple's proprietary port, so you can only use Apple's wired earbuds with Apple products.

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scarface74 2762 days ago
You mean a company desires for you to buy more stuff from them...amazing.

But why would you think that removing the headphone jack, and including lightning headphones, including an adapter for two years, and supporting standard BT would entice someone to spend $150 when they go to the Apple Store instead of buying wireless headphones?

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Y7ZCQtNo39 2762 days ago
It actually has a different result, for someone like myself: it makes me not buy a new iPhone at all.

I like the ability to charge my phone and listen to music simultaneously, without having to worry about my headphones also dying. Usually this is in a travel scenario.

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scarface74 2762 days ago
Have you been following Apple for the last 40 years? They have always been opinionated and willling to not serve every customer.
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Y7ZCQtNo39 2762 days ago
No need to be impolite. For one, no I haven't, since I'm not 40 years old. Second, they risk losing their core constituencies: the creative industry, and developers.
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