The End of Headphone Jacks, the Rise of DRM
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Re: The End of Headphone Jacks, the Rise of DRM
#2This is the first time I've heard that argument. It's a good one.
Re: The End of Headphone Jacks, the Rise of DRM
#3This is the first time I've heard that argument. It's a good one.
Except that there are adapters that convert to that same old jack, and so you haven't really lost anything.
Yet, anyhow. If they ever lock you down to only approved headphones, then we've got a real problem, and not just for being able to do what you want with your music.
Re: The End of Headphone Jacks, the Rise of DRM
#4This is the first time I've heard that argument. It's a good one.
Except that there are adapters that convert to that same old jack, and so you haven't really lost anything. Yet, anyhow. If they ever lock you down to only approved headphones, then we've got a real problem, and not just for being able to do what you want with your music.
You can control what songs can be decoded with what adapter.
You can control the bit rate and quality.
You can effectively make songs that only play on certain headphones or songs that play better quality when you have your beats plugged in.
This isn't the first time this has been brought up this was the first thing everyone had in mind when the rumors about Apple ditching the headphone jack first appeared.
Re: The End of Headphone Jacks, the Rise of DRM
#5Re: The End of Headphone Jacks, the Rise of DRM
#6This is the first time I've heard that argument. It's a good one.
Except that there are adapters that convert to that same old jack, and so you haven't really lost anything. Yet, anyhow. If they ever lock you down to only approved headphones, then we've got a real problem, and not just for being able to do what you want with your music.
As the article mentions, it's probably super easy for iOS to refuse to route audio to the adapter if it so chooses, for example when playing certain "fairplay" encrypted content. How convenient.
Re: The End of Headphone Jacks, the Rise of DRM
#7http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMX62AM/A/lightning-to-35-...
This adapter requires the cooperation of the OS to function.
Re: The End of Headphone Jacks, the Rise of DRM
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Except that there are adapters that convert to that same old jack, and so you haven't really lost anything. Yet, anyhow. If they ever lock you down to only approved headphones, then we've got a real problem, and not just for being able to do what you want with your music.
As the article mentions, it's probably super easy for iOS to refuse to route audio to the adapter if it so chooses, for example when playing certain "fairplay" encrypted content. How convenient.
Wouldn't it be just as easy to refuse to route to a physical audio jack as well? I don't see how the loss of the physical jack changes that scenario.
Re: The End of Headphone Jacks, the Rise of DRM
#9This is the first time I've heard that argument. It's a good one.
You can't close the analog hole, though.
As long as we're listening to music via physical speakers manipulating air pressure, there will always be an unencoded electrical audio signal somewhere in the system.
Now, when we start getting DRM-enabled bone conductors implanted in our jaws...