If stress is placed on the connector something will break eventually. From Wikipedia; [it is] designed to reduce the mechanical wear on the device; instead the

If stress is placed on the connector something will break eventually. From Wikipedia; [it is] designed to reduce the mechanical wear on the device; instead the easier-to-replace cable is designed to bear the mechanical wear of connection and disconnection. Compare that to 3.5mm audio sockets where the device has to be fixed instead of the cheaper headphones.