Apple to get rid of 3.5mm stereo headphone port for lightning port (NPR)

Hahahahahaha. Apple should take a physics 101.

A 3.5mm-wide, 1cm long plug has a far greater endurance to lever-type stress introduced e.g. by your pants or your hands when you hold the phone tilted for movie watching. A Lightning plug, in comparison, is a bit wider but only ~1mm thick and 4mm long... and thus FAR more susceptible to bending stress.

Apple only wants people to repair their iPhones more often...