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I think removing the headphone jack is stupid. But it has zero to do with DRM. Moving the DAC to the other side of a connector changes nothing at all about Appl
by noonespecial 10y ago
I think removing the headphone jack is stupid. But it has zero to do with DRM. Moving the DAC to the other side of a connector changes nothing at all about Apple's ability to implement DRM.
There was an Apple controlled DAC in your phone before, now its in a dongle 2cm away. Its annoying but not a diabolical plot.
- kylewpppd 10y agoIt cannot be about removing the DAC, there's still one for the internal speakers.
- noonespecial 10y agoCertainly not. Its about removing the jack to make the phone slimmer or more aesthetic or more waterproof. Or all of the above. The internal DAC is certainly part of a SOC anyway. The point is that having an Apple DAC in a dongle makes no fundamental difference from a DRM perspective over just using the internal one on old phones. Its not a plot. We're in Texas here, hearing hoofbeats and everyone is insisting that zebras are coming.
- jshevek 10y ago> Its about removing the jack to make the phone slimmer or more aesthetic or more waterproof. Other manufacturers seem to be able to achieve these ends without removing the headphone jack.