its annoying and anti-consumer (imo) to remove things like headphone jacks (especially when there is plenty internal space left for one) but it seems what your

its annoying and anti-consumer (imo) to remove things like headphone jacks (especially when there is plenty internal space left for one) but it seems what your really angry at isnt apple per-se but market behaviors and competition (where companies rush to imitate the market leader) this happens (for better or worse) all over the place, with fast-food, cars, fashion, electronics etc