Not suicide... many smart phones had no proper headphone jack for about 3 years and the market was able to grow to this point. All Apple has to do is tell peop

Not suicide... many smart phones had no proper headphone jack for about 3 years and the market was able to grow to this point. All Apple has to do is tell people, "You need the special Apple headphones," and they'll likely say, "Oh! okay!" Their users have handled several generations of proprietary chargers just fine. Mac laptop users have also handled numerous generations of video output interfaces just fine. They're simply not a class of user which quibbles about spending on minor electrical expenses in order to get the functionality they want. In fact, they'll likely be grateful. "Oh, I've been wanting a pair of real studio-quality headphones anyway!"