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Apple have also alienated a lot of people by not supporting an open physical standard for headphones. The day I can use the same headphone jack (3.5mm or USB-C)
by beerlord 8y ago
Apple have also alienated a lot of people by not supporting an open physical standard for headphones. The day I can use the same headphone jack (3.5mm or USB-C) on my laptop and iPhone is the day I upgrade from an iPhone 6s.
Plus, the carriers are encouraging SIM-only sales and for people to finance their own phones. So the 24-month upgrade cycle has been somewhat broken there.
- dfischer 8y agoAnyone that doesnt adopt innovation ends up holding onto archaic technology. The same people judged for the removal of CD drives. It’s usually always a minority voice and it doesn’t have much value in the overall trend of technology and market adoption.
- unholythree 8y agoThe technology is exactly the same. They just eliminated a standard connector from their design and now require you to supply your own DAC; either as a dongle or integrated into the headphones.
- dfischer 8y agoIt is in fact not exactly the same. Because the innovation allows slimmer, lighter design and pushes society to adopt wireless which is ultimately inevitable.
- pooppaint 8y agoThis trope is like 2016 (or whenever the hell it was) either way it’s old and it’s dumb. Buy a dongle, attach it to your headphones and leave it or get air pods. That is what the market is doing. I mean I’m not thrilled with lack of a headphone jack but the overall market for iPhones doesn’t really care.
- beerlord 8y agoIts not old and dumb - Apple introduced USB-C in the iPad Pro. I won't buy a new iPhone until it supports it as well.