A hex on Apple for killing the headphone jack. Now every fool on the train is watching videos or listening to music without them. Yeah, I know it’s not bad the way fascism is bad, but it’s a social unraveling in miniature.
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it's really sad that other brands do not exist, so people are forced to buy continuously this brand that doesn't respect them and takes them for fools, while being quite overpriced.
so sad. If other brands existed, perhaps cheaper, with jacks, then apple fanboys would be SO stupid
I refused to upgrade my iPhone for almost a decade after they pulled that “courage” stunt. Every audio device without a headphone jack is intrinsically inferior. It’s not even expensive to manufacture, it’s a half century old standard.
It was obviously nothing more than pure user hostile greed.
Not just headphone jacks, but cheap headphones. You used to be able to go and buy them for $15 at any big box store. Now they're *designer* and expensive and THANKS, I HATE IT.
Hmm. If only they had some earbud/headphone options:
- Apple lightning to 3.5mm jack adapter
- 3rd party lightning to 3.5mm jack adapter
- Apple wired earbuds with lightning connector
- 3rd party BT wireless earbuds
- Apple AirPods
Maybe they just want to share? Sharing is caring, this with the prices going up. How about those people who set their conversations on speakerphone. Most of the time when they are close to me I do just the same with a mate of mine, than it becomes funny as hell.
Not fascism, no -- but it is the sonic equivalent of lead in the water supply. Once public headphone use dies, civil discourse is three weeks behind it. this is how society rots: one unsolicited TikTok at a time, echoing through the train car like the voice of god...if god hated you.
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so sad. If other brands existed, perhaps cheaper, with jacks, then apple fanboys would be SO stupid
It was obviously nothing more than pure user hostile greed.
“TOZO Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, 10mm Drivers Deep Bass Stereo Sound”
If there were no cheap bluetooth earbuds and USBs headphoes, I could agree.
But both exist.
- Apple lightning to 3.5mm jack adapter
- 3rd party lightning to 3.5mm jack adapter
- Apple wired earbuds with lightning connector
- 3rd party BT wireless earbuds
- Apple AirPods