I think they did it for the reason they gave: the headphone jack is a burden for small PCB layouts. There's lots of reasons to believe that removing the jack i

I think they did it for the reason they gave: the headphone jack is a burden for small PCB layouts. There's lots of reasons to believe that removing the jack is NOT meant to drive accessory revenue: 1. They included the dongles in the box for years, and still sell them at $9. 2. They include compatible headphones in every box. 3. iPhones are compatible with all wireless headphones.