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For one thing, I'd buy an iPhone again.

dpark 5y ago
I wonder how many people have actually stopped buying iPhones due to the removal of the minijack. I bet it’s noise to Apple’s revenue. I also expect that they save more in the hardware simplification than they lose on sales.
- dont__panic 5y ago
  Probably not a lot. But it's one of those "death by a thousand cuts" things I can't ignore in an iphone purchase. Between that and the fingerprint reader, I'm out. If they brought either back I could justify it.
  - frosted-flakes 5y ago
    The iPhone SE2 has a fingerprint reader. It's a lower quality device though.
    - wruza 5y ago
      Looking at my SE2 right now. What you mean lower quality? (Btw it has no minijack)
      - frosted-flakes 5y ago
        Not flagship. Non-OLED screen, single rear camera, no face recognition, smaller battery, etc. GP's requirements were either a fingerprint sensor or headphone jack before switching.
        throwaway_Aef8 5y ago
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        wruza 5y ago
        That is called less features, not less quality.
  - Ntrails 5y ago
    I really do miss my headphone jack. Not being able to charge and listen to music at the same time is dumb as hell. However, my 6 was proper dying, so once they bought out the SE or whatever with a sensible form factor and fingerprint scanner I was convinced it was better than trying to switch
- jamestanderson 5y ago
  I'm sure it's 100% worth it for them financially. Me not buying an iPhone because it doesn't have a headphone jack means nothing to them. I think what will hurt them in the long run is their pattern of user-hostility will start to affect their image. For instance: * Right to repair gaining steam (Apple now introducing some basic form of parts availability) * Apple eroding their image as a Privacy company (Apple had to delay their "child safety" tools after public outcry) * iMessage lock-in (Apple users "bullying" Android users due to Apple's hostile UI choices). Those are just the recent examples that come to mind. It'll all add up until Apple has a PR problem that actually does start affecting their bottom line, and then they'll have to make concessions that'll make people happy again.

I wonder how many people have actually stopped buying iPhones due to the removal of the minijack. I bet it’s noise to Apple’s revenue. I also expect that they save more in the hardware simplification than they lose on sales.

dont__panic 5y ago
Probably not a lot. But it's one of those "death by a thousand cuts" things I can't ignore in an iphone purchase. Between that and the fingerprint reader, I'm out. If they brought either back I could justify it.
- frosted-flakes 5y ago
  The iPhone SE2 has a fingerprint reader. It's a lower quality device though.
  - wruza 5y ago
    Looking at my SE2 right now. What you mean lower quality? (Btw it has no minijack)
    - frosted-flakes 5y ago
      Not flagship. Non-OLED screen, single rear camera, no face recognition, smaller battery, etc. GP's requirements were either a fingerprint sensor or headphone jack before switching.
      - throwaway_Aef8 5y ago
        Heequaet4geongeel1bag0xie9inaB4u
      - wruza 5y ago
        That is called less features, not less quality.
- Ntrails 5y ago
  I really do miss my headphone jack. Not being able to charge and listen to music at the same time is dumb as hell. However, my 6 was proper dying, so once they bought out the SE or whatever with a sensible form factor and fingerprint scanner I was convinced it was better than trying to switch
jamestanderson 5y ago
I'm sure it's 100% worth it for them financially. Me not buying an iPhone because it doesn't have a headphone jack means nothing to them. I think what will hurt them in the long run is their pattern of user-hostility will start to affect their image. For instance: * Right to repair gaining steam (Apple now introducing some basic form of parts availability) * Apple eroding their image as a Privacy company (Apple had to delay their "child safety" tools after public outcry) * iMessage lock-in (Apple users "bullying" Android users due to Apple's hostile UI choices). Those are just the recent examples that come to mind. It'll all add up until Apple has a PR problem that actually does start affecting their bottom line, and then they'll have to make concessions that'll make people happy again.