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Seven years later, Apple was right to kill off the 3.5mm headphone jack

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Re: Seven years later, Apple was right to kill off the 3.5mm headphone jack

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Post by joshstrange »

tanseydavid wrote: post #31
joshstrange wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Anything that enables the environmental irresponsibility of AirPods is only "right" from the perspective of the shareholder. Spare me. Companies are busy dumping waste all over this planet and you want me to care about something the size of 2 grapes?

Considering only the size of the discarded item(s) hardly covers the entire waste scenario.

Fine, consider the entire "cost" of manufacturing, shipping, etc. I'd wager my 1 pair of AirPods is hilariously tiny verses what some companies do in a hour if not a few minutes. Framing this as an environmental issue is just ridiculous. It's the same BS behind oil companies trying to convince people that not recycling is the big issue, not them.

Re: Seven years later, Apple was right to kill off the 3.5mm headphone jack

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Post by joshstrange »

tunap wrote: post #29
glennvtx wrote: post #20

1: I do not wish to charge my headphones. 2: I have many headphones with higher quality sound than earbuds can provide. 3: Bluetooth still kinda sucks, even after all this time. 4: Bluetooth is subject to denial of service, security concerns. 5: Apple's purpose with the decision was to increase revenue, that is all. You all are now paying $$$ for headphones with batteries, etc. onboard, and they no longer had to impl…

6: DRM control over what the user can/cannot listen to.

> 6: DRM control over what the user can/cannot listen to.

Do you have a real example of this? Because this sounds like BS.

Re: Seven years later, Apple was right to kill off the 3.5mm headphone jack

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Post by joshstrange »

glennvtx wrote: post #20

1: I do not wish to charge my headphones. 2: I have many headphones with higher quality sound than earbuds can provide. 3: Bluetooth still kinda sucks, even after all this time. 4: Bluetooth is subject to denial of service, security concerns. 5: Apple's purpose with the decision was to increase revenue, that is all. You all are now paying $$$ for headphones with batteries, etc. onboard, and they no longer had to impl…

> 1: I do not wish to charge my headphones.

Then use the dongle

> 2: I have many headphones with higher quality sound than earbuds can provide.

Then use the dongle

> 3: Bluetooth still kinda sucks, even after all this time.

Then use the dongle

> 4: Bluetooth is subject to denial of service, security concerns.

Ok suuurrreee, then use the dongle

> 5: Apple's purpose with the decision was to increase revenue, that is all. You all are now paying $$$ for headphones with batteries, etc. onboard, and they no longer had to implement an audio amp or jack. win for apple, not the consumer.

Or you could, you know, use the dongle. Literally everyone I know that has AirPods loves them and wouldn't consider going back to wired.

Re: Seven years later, Apple was right to kill off the 3.5mm headphone jack

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Post by moogly »

If I use the same pair of headphones paired to my work computer and my phone, I cannot unlock and look at my phone without it taking over.

I have "solved" this by having three pairs of headphones. #1 paired to my phone. Used for my commute. #2 left at work, paired with the computer. #3 left at home, paired with the computer when I'm WFH.

It gets expensive/old pretty fast. Also a lot of charging needs to be done.

Re: Seven years later, Apple was right to kill off the 3.5mm headphone jack

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Post by dmz73 »

Apple charges more for less and their users line up to pay instead of walking away. As long as this keeps happening, Apple will keep taking away and gouging their users. People are stupid and gullible so I think Apple is doing the right thing here - fleece the sheep while they keep coming. The main downside is that other companies observe this behaviour and try to emulate it but that doesn't work because people who avoid Apple probably don't want to pay premium for substandard products so these companies die of and there is less and less competition and innovation in the market so we are left with Apple and Samsung $1200 phones/tablets instead of decent XYZ brand devices for more reasonable price - say $300-$500.

Re: Seven years later, Apple was right to kill off the 3.5mm headphone jack

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Post by 57FkMytWjyFu »

joshstrange wrote: post #42
tunap wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

6: DRM control over what the user can/cannot listen to.

> 6: DRM control over what the user can/cannot listen to. Do you have a real example of this? Because this sounds like BS.

No post body was provided.

Re: Seven years later, Apple was right to kill off the 3.5mm headphone jack

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Post by 57FkMytWjyFu »

joshstrange wrote: post #36
aaaaaaaaata wrote: post #32

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Now argue the total security of a phone with Bluetooth enabled.

Now argue to the risk of stepping outside your house. Come on, the truth is almost none of us need to worry about this. To each their own and you get to pick what your balance of security and convenience but disabling bluetooth is a little too tin-foil-y for my tastes.

Do you know that your bluetooth beacon is used to see how long you linger in front of what shelves?

I'm guessing no.

Re: Seven years later, Apple was right to kill off the 3.5mm headphone jack

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Post by joshstrange »

57FkMytWjyFu wrote: post #48
joshstrange wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 6: DRM control over what the user can/cannot listen to. Do you have a real example of this? Because this sounds like BS.

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It's salty because it's made up worry. What does CarPlay have to do with DRM? DRM isn't mentioned once in that link and I have no clue what point you are trying to make.
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