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> I do not know a single person that liked or benefited from the switch, except Apple shareholders of course. Everyone, myself included, hates the fact you can'
by plonk 4y ago
> I do not know a single person that liked or benefited from the switch, except Apple shareholders of course. Everyone, myself included, hates the fact you can't use standard headphones with mobile phones anymore
None of my friends or colleagues care. They use AirPods or wireless headphones on the latest iPhones and are happy with them. Your circles are not representative of the whole population.
I remember using wired earbuds and hating it every time. I don't miss the headphone jack that much. Why would you want to mess with entangled cables when you can just turn your headphones on and have them connect over the air?
- iainmerrick 4y agoYeah, exactly -- for some people, losing the headphone jack really does suck, but plenty of other people honestly prefer wireless headphones. (I'd like to have the option of a headphone jack, personally, even if it means the device is a teensy bit thicker.) Apple would argue that they force users to accept these changes because it makes the product better. You can counter that it's purely to make extra money out of peripherals, but if that's all there is to it, why are Apple products popular? Why do competitors (notably Samsung) keep following their lead on this kind of thing? Is it entirely down to their marketing, or could it be that their products actually are better, at least for some people?