Of course the headphone companies won’t complain - that’s a whole new market to sell to. It’s the users that get the short end on the stick.
“Of course the headphone companies won’t complain - that’s a whole new market to sell to. It’s the users that get the short end on the stick.”
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Actually, the users get the best of both worlds. If they want to use their current 3.5mm headphones with the IPhone 7 they will work just fine using the included adapter. Or they can use the new EarPods (bundled with the iPhone 7) that plug into the Lightning Connector.
The bottom line is that users can use current technology headphones and/or use the new technology that the Headphone manufacturers are developing to take advantage of new possibilities provided them by the iPhone 7.
It’s called “freedom of choice”, capitalism, the power of the market and free enterprise. Lots and lots of choices — including the choice to go with products other than Apple’s. Freedom to choose and competition are GOOD THINGS. Users most certainly are NOT getting the “short end of the stick”.
Only if they buy it and you are not going to do that are you?
Coercing their Apple mind numbed robots into being forced to spend lots more money on Bluetooth wireless headphones, or an additional, (expensive, when it us lost, needs replacing, etc) PROPRIETARY Apple device that ALLOWS them to use their existing wired headphones, in order to listen to their music, etc...
"Apple, we're ULTIMATELY all about C O N T R O L."
Apple has literally become the antithesis of their original, ground breaking "1984 commercial" = APPLE IS the all-controlling "Big Brother" and their consumers are the Proles = mind-numbed, controlled masses in lock step with Apple's "Ministry of Truth", which controls and determines what news, entertainment, education and art Apple's Prole users are allowed, by benevolent Big Brother, to gain access to.
EVERYTHING in "1984 Apple-World" is specifically and ultimately designed FOR ABSOLUTE CONTROL over their 1984 Apple-World Prole users, and EVERYTHING IS PROPRIETARY so the Proles have to continually pay through the nose in order to continue to be a part of, and access "1984 Apple-World".
Bluetooth has been around for years now and readily available in numerous portable devices THAT ALSO HAVE MINI HEADPHONE JACKS. If Apple was truly "forward-thinking", and not all about control, their latest IPhone 7 would have followed suit by allowing for wireless Bluetooth headphone accessibility while also allowing for "backwards compatibility" with wired headphones by also continuing to provide a mini headphone jack. But NO, THAT WILL NEVER DO because Big Brother needs another way to further CONTROL AND SQUEEZE MORE MONEY out of their "1984 Apple-World" Proles while also providing Big Brother WITH A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL NEW, PERPETUAL, PROPRIETARY MONEY STREAMS:
1984 Apple-World Ministry of Truth's latest commercial Iphone 7 directive:
"Apple Proles, you want to continue to use your 'out-dated' wired headphones, because you foolishly believe their audio quality to be superior to Apple's Bluetooth headphones? Sure, Big Brother will permit you to do so, but when it breaks or is lost it's going to cost you extra: you have to buy our (expensive), proprietary Apple mini jack Iphone 7 attachment."
"Oh, you don't want to have to do that, then the best way for you to be 'cool' and access the Apple approved Itunes you have paid (through the nose) for is to by purchasing our 1984 Apple-World approved, proprietary Bluetooth headphones."
Is it any wonder why so many free, "OPEN SOURCE", users hate Apple-Corp; and why, finally some of the 1984 Apple-World Proles are waking up to reality and questioning, no longer listening to, or believing the propaganda lies they have been and are being fed to them by 1984 Apple-World's "Ministry of Truth" concerning the Iphone 7 (and other 1984 Apple-World products) and how "great" and "forward-thinking" it is NOT to include a wired mini jack on the IPhone 7?
Remembering Apple's first commercial: Some, brave, free, "open source" soul needs to bravely infiltrate 1984 Apple-World's domain, rush the guards and boldly throw a large silver sledge hammer right into the massive image of Apple-World's Big Brother's face; utterly destroying the screen and setting the 1984 Apple-World's mesmerized Proles free!
Where is "F Society" when you need them? "Paging Eliot & Mr. Robot; please answer your burner-phone ASAP."