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I frankly don't get the obsession with wireless: it's consistently a worse experience than wired. Wireless networking is slower & less predictable than wired.
by zeveb 9y ago
I frankly don't get the obsession with wireless: it's consistently a worse experience than wired. Wireless networking is slower & less predictable than wired. Wireless keyboards enable attackers to sniff one's password. Wireless mice need charging (remarkably, Apple's wireless mouse is unusable whilst charging — notably poor UX). Wireless headphones cost more, have worse quality, introduce lag & last a shorter time — and they (at least potentially) enable an attacker to listen to what one's hearing.
Wireless is convenient, yes. But I'd rather have a living room keyboard with a 24-foot cable than a wireless keyboard from which my neighbour's kid can steal my passwords. I'd rather have a pair of wired, electric earbuds for a decade or more than a pair of wireless, electronic earbuds which last a year or two.
Getting rid of the headphone jack isn't courage: it's folly.
- dyarosla 9y agoSome people value convenience over other things. Apple certainly lot believes that's what their customers value more.
- userbinator 9y agoI'd rather have a pair of wired, electric earbuds for a decade or more than a pair of wireless, electronic earbuds which last a year or two. Another advantage: wired earbuds are easy to retrieve if they fall out of your ear. Depending on when and where they fall out, you might not be able to retrieve wireless ones.