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I think there’s only one real reason they removed the audio jack. This is so gross: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/n5m2xp/oc_airpods_revenu

• jwells89 3y ago
  I’m sure that removal of the headphone jack helped drive sales, but it’s worth remembering that AirPods were also some of the first bluetooth earbuds that were good enough for mass market appeal, and for usage with phones especially wires can get pretty irritating. A lot more people probably would’ve switched years earlier had other companies released bluetooth headphones on par with first gen AirPods.
• diebeforei485 3y ago
  They were definitely motivated to sell more AirPods, but Bluetooth has been a clear quality of life improvement for most people (except when using the microphone, where Bluetooth has been a quality downgrade), and the 3.5mm jack takes up a lot of space inside phones. I'd have preferred they made a true replacement - a new wireless standard for example.
• ijhuygft776 3y ago
  I don't think I believe these numbers... I know they are way overpriced because I paid $30 for my "clones" but still... I also hate them because they are too easy to lose