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If they wanted to add audio DRM, could they not have done so with a regular 3.5mm jack? Just because the physical interface is a "standard" doesn't mean they ha
by culturestate 9y ago
If they wanted to add audio DRM, could they not have done so with a regular 3.5mm jack? Just because the physical interface is a "standard" doesn't mean they have to send standard data over it.
- damnfine 9y agoBecause this is a cheaper and easier way of introducing it? Sure his idea is unlikely, and unfounded, but its not stupid. Putting the quality of experince to a lower standard (audio conversion and quality), even more in the hands of 3rd party, and eliminating their market position as 'the audiophiles phone' all together is odd, just to make the phone thinner, when ther camera is protruding already, and most people seem not to care. Its the kinda tinfoil hat thats worth donning once in a while. Even if they never pull the trigget, I don't belive for a minute they have not tabled the idea, and considered its possibilitu during implementation.
- chaosfox 9y agojack uses analog input, standard headphones are "dumb" device that reproduces any signal it receives. with digital interfaces on the other hand the devices are no longer "dumb" and extra "features" can be implemented, like HDCP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content...