There are a few reasons it was a terrible idea: - You can't take lightning headphones and use them as headphones in all lightning ports. - You c

There are a few reasons it was a terrible idea: - You can't take lightning headphones and use them as headphones in all lightning ports. - You can't take lightning headphones and use them on any other Apple product other then modern, premium iPhones. - It doesn't enable compatibility with other new Apple products. In fact, it hinders compatibility with USB-C ports in newer Apple laptops. *What?* - If Apple went all-in on USB-C with laptops, the lightning port on new iPhones feels like either an anachronism or accentuates the lock-in attempt. - Bluetooth really isn't very good, not at a level that guarantees perfect, continuous audio streams. It's not an ideal step up from a good, durable wire. - Air pods and other headphone upgrades are double disposable, in that, not only are they particularly expensive options, but easily lost, stolen or destroyed. Laundry and drop hazards, above and beyond theft, basically add constant anxiety to the total cost of ownership for air pods in particular. - General inconvenience of replacement forces odd work-around strategies for times when you can't find your headphones. If you're running late, and you lost them in the couch cushions or under the bed, what are your options? I can think of a number of additional diminishingly valuable what-ifs, but you get the point. Life always turns out better with the widely adopted standardized options, since headphones take on the primary expendable accessory, and the alternatives are hemmed in, such that they're always worse. But now what? It's just going to be this irritating thing, until an excuse lets Apple back down while saving face. Whatever.