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Re: iPhone 7

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Post by mwalkerwells »

mwalkerwells wrote: post #598

What are they going to do with the 3.5mm audio jacks on Macs? So Apple removes the 3.5mm audio jack from the phone & adds a lightening port to the mac? It makes me imagine how nice it would have been to ditch both the 3.5mm & lightening port & replace it with a USB-C port across product lines. Obviously that would have been even more drastic in many ways, but I can't help but think that they have painted themselves i…

Imagine a world where they opened up the lightening spec originally, that that was the USB-C standard.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by rad_gruchalski »

The premiere of the next mbp next year: "And... We listened to you. We've been hearing that you are upset about not being able to use the same headphones for your computer and iphone 7. We fixed that. We've removed the 3.5mm jack from the new mbp. It's magical."

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by Kadin »

tajen wrote: post #98
acomjean wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't get over the headphone jack either. Another dongle to loose. Tons of headphones obsoleted. Can't charge while listening. Laggy audio. more batteries in the world. They're ok with a bulge for the camera but not headphones? I work in a lab and a phone with headphones is standard equipment on the commute and work (for at least part of the day). I would seriously move off iOS if I was making music with it. If onl…

> Tons of headphones obsoleted. They do provide the lightening-to-jack adapter in the box for free.

Apple gets reportedly $4 per connector [1] for each 3rd-party device that uses a Lightning connector -- and that's with their new, kinder/gentler licensing scheme.

The adapter that comes in the box is the proverbial drug dealer's "first one" that's always free.

Imagine getting a $4 royalty on every pair of iPhone-compatible headphones that's sold in the world. That's worth a lot of free adapters in the short run.

Just as a first-order estimate: Forbes says that annual worldwide sales of headphones are $300M. If the average price of headphones is around 20 bucks (taking into account there are a small number of very expensive headphones but also a lot of cheap ones, that's probably high), that's something in the neighborhood of 15M pairs sold per year. If half of those become Lightning-connector equipped, that's $30M/year in revenue (on costs of zero!) going to Apple.

The connector could make the phone substantially worse as a phone and it still might be worthwhile. There doesn't need to be a compelling technical reason.

[1]: http://www.forbes.com/sites/theopriestley/2016/01/11/apple-d...

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by dpacmittal »

ihuman wrote: post #461
bluedino wrote: post #454

Enough about the headphone jack going away - isn't anyone concerned with how big of a deal they made about Pokemon on the Apple watch? Apple looked so uncool and out of it when they continued to talk about it. Half the crowd has forgotten Pokemon Go even existed by this point.

How is talking about a game that came out 2 months ago out of it? > Half the crowd has forgotten Pokemon Go The crowd that originally played the game when it came out was gigantic. Even half of that is still a huge number of people.

>How is talking about a game that came out 2 months ago out of it?

I think he means to say talking about a game at keynote is not very Apple-ish, considering their luxurious brand image.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by tnecniv »

seiferteric wrote: post #528
troncheadle wrote: post #105

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Bluetooth headphones outsold standard audio jack headphones in the US last month for the first time. This is perfectly timed.

How many headphones are people even buying? I have a drawer full of headphones I have collected over the years. Not at all surprising people would only be buying wireless headphones, but it does not mean they are more commonly used.

Depends on what you mean. I have two pairs of headphones at any given time. One is a high quality over ear set for work/transit/home. The second is a "beater" cheap pair I bought at CVS that I wear when working out or walking. I lose the beater pair all the time, but don't care because they are cheap.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by DigitalJack »

mwalkerwells wrote: post #598

What are they going to do with the 3.5mm audio jacks on Macs? So Apple removes the 3.5mm audio jack from the phone & adds a lightening port to the mac? It makes me imagine how nice it would have been to ditch both the 3.5mm & lightening port & replace it with a USB-C port across product lines. Obviously that would have been even more drastic in many ways, but I can't help but think that they have painted themselves i…

I wouldn't mind a lighting port instead of the 3.5 mm jack on my mac. My last macbook, the 3.5mm jack was the one thing that failed, surprisingly. It had a tiny switch inside to go between optical and electrical, and that switch would get stuck in the optical position. Basically I couldn't use headphones half the time.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by moultano »

tdy721 wrote: post #215
qnk wrote: post #134

The high-gloss finish of the Jet Black iPhone 7 is achieved through a precision nine-step anodization and polishing process. Its surface is equally as hard as other anodized Apple products; however, its high shine may show fine micro-abrasions with use. If you are concerned about this, we suggest you use one of the many cases available to protect your iPhone.[1] I think I'd go for the Black one instead. [1] http://ww…

I never use a case for my phones. Honestly, I kinda like the way phones "wear down". It's mine, and I scratched it up a bit, no problem.

Unfortunately mine don't so much "wear down" as "fail catastrophically and suddenly."

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by sxcurry »

Well, it's official - Apple has failed again! Doomed I tell you, doomed! Forget the performance enhancements, better battery life, fantastic new cameras, etc, etc - I have to use a new earbud cable. Plus, Jony Ive is going around putting super glue in all the old iPhone audio jacks, so I can't even use my existing earbuds with my existing iPhone. Plus, Apple is charging me $0.00 for the adapter so that I can use my ratty old earbuds with my new phone. Doomed, I tell you.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by coolsunglasses »

ksml wrote: post #596
rimantas wrote: post #365

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> Audio+GPS+Charging in non-Bluetooth Car. I can do this with iPhone 6 already. And could do with iPhone 5. In a 2013 model year car. There is an USB port in my car, connect lightning cable and thats it: phone is charging, music is playing.

I don't know about you, but to me, 2013 is relatively recent. Plenty of cars don't have that capability.

I do this in my 2006 Nissan with a $100 stereo faceplate.
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