Well this is pointless. I get that they need to keep relevance and clicks going but the entire earphone/headphone industry is disposable outside of a few pro gr

Well this is pointless. I get that they need to keep relevance and clicks going but the entire earphone/headphone industry is disposable outside of a few pro grade (usually including custom fittings) products that make up a tiny and incredibly expensive segment of that market that Apple is not targeting. Why attempt to hold Apple to a higher standard than, say, Sennheiser, Sony, Bose etc