Really think phasing this in might have been the better play (ship lightning headphones, keep the port for backwards compatibility) but that's not how apple rol

Really think phasing this in might have been the better play (ship lightning headphones, keep the port for backwards compatibility) but that's not how apple rolls. They make user-hostile decisions all the time but the track record of not getting burned too deeply probably makes this an easier decision from their eyes. The aux port is super ubiquitous though and a lot of buy-in is already there, so if ever they're going to burned by one of these decisions now would be the time.