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Whenever I see these negative responses to eliminating legacy technology, I think "would you prefer to wind the clock back and add any obsolete things?" Is ther
by Hondor 10y ago
Whenever I see these negative responses to eliminating legacy technology, I think "would you prefer to wind the clock back and add any obsolete things?" Is there any now-gone port that phones/computers should reinstate or is this the very first one that ever appeared in history and our current situation is the final state of perfection?
The inconvenience and cost of changing over is usually less than the extra value gained from the progress in the long term. The difficulty is persuading people choosing to initiate the changeover. It'll only happen with industry leading phone makers forcing it on us. After a couple of years we'll all settle down into the new way and people will stop complaining because everything will be easier.
- jayd16 10y agoThe counter point to this is that not every step is a step forward. I'd be far more willing to accept this kind of change if it wasn't so obviously going to split the market into iOS, Android, and every thing else type headphones.
- Hondor 10y agoIf Apple goes to USB-C then it'll do the opposite of split the market. Of course it'll be a massive step back if it spawns lightning versions of headphones on top of 3.5mm and USB-C. But that's not a sure thing. What is a sure thing is the current suboptimal state of having two kinds of plug when only one is really needed.