[Swordmaker]

I have multiple audio devices and a huge headphone collection from high end down to dollar store earbuds, and this is the first time I’ve ever heard someone getting dirt clogged in their audio jack that much where you rather not have an audio jack.

That's why Apple included the 3.5mm female jack to Lightning adaptor. You aren't paying attention. There are legitimate reasons to eliminate the internal analog jack. You sound exactly like the Luddites who argued loudly and vociferously when Apple dropped the floppy disk drive in favor of the CD drive. . . then argued the same about dropping the optical drive in favor of the USB flash drives. Technology moves onward.

[VanDeKoik]

“That’s why Apple included the 3.5mm female jack to Lightning adaptor.”

Needless extra adapter to restore functionality we are told we don’t need.

“There are legitimate reasons to eliminate the internal analog jack.”

No there isnt. Apple just told you they are doing it, and you invent the reasons so you dont find yourself thinking something they did was stupid.

“You sound exactly like the Luddites who argued loudly and vociferously when Apple dropped...”

That is not an argument. The wired headphones have not been “replaced” with an improvement. The ability to use them has been needlessly retarded for no legit reason, as you plainly didn’t state any in your last post.

“Technology moves onward.”

What TECHNOLOGY IS MOVING ONWARD?