Samsung has an audio port, it's kinda waterproof (down to about 5 feet). Apple removed the audio port as a marketing gimmick to sell their wireless earbuds. They hardly lost any customers over it, so they consider it a hit. Apple defines the value of propaganda.
Fine, make it an option then. Whatever, like you said above to the other guy, I'm not a customer. I guess they don't want me as one either. Regardless of yours and their opinion, look and feel are nice, but I consider a mic/headphone jack a necessity. Inch by inch the market is failing me.
Anyway, contrary to your assertion, they did not remove it to make it waterproof. It is pure marketing. After all, Apple is the leading pioneer in computer lockdown, since the earliest Macs.
No, they removed it because it took up space that they wanted for other things. The fact that they have wireless headphones to sell gave them options, but I don't think it was because of that specifically.
The haptic feedback system they're using takes up space. The screen design takes up space. The reason why they don't have an audio jack on the new iPad Pros is because it would intrude on the space taken up by the screen because there are almost no bezels—they've decided that aesthetic of small bezel
it's probably not the case that they did it to boost wireless headphone sales.
Why not? It's just as big a part of the aesthetic as anything. Yes, Apple did it for marketing (aesthetics), that is what they do, make the machine look good. They didn't do it for waterproofing, or any other technically rational reason.
The reason why they don't have an audio jack on the new iPad Pros is because it would intrude on the space taken up by the screen because there are almost no bezels—they've decided that aesthetic of small bezels is more important than the headphone jack.
No: in fact, it would be easier to place it on the new iPad Pro, because of the flat edges. There is more than enough room in the device for an audio jack. It has absolutely nothing to do with space.
But yes, it absolutely does have to do with the fact that Bluetooth headphones are becoming ubiquitous.
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Rolling Eyes (Score:2, Interesting)
Most customers want to keep the same connector, because they already have chargers and cables, and sometimes even accessories, for it.
USB-C is better in the long run, but that doesn't make it better now.
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It'd be trivial to have a 6mm audio port in addition to everything else. It's not about what people want, it's about locking down the HDCP.
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They removed the audio port to make it waterproof.
Re:Rolling Eyes (Score:4, Insightful)
Samsung has an audio port, it's kinda waterproof (down to about 5 feet). Apple removed the audio port as a marketing gimmick to sell their wireless earbuds. They hardly lost any customers over it, so they consider it a hit. Apple defines the value of propaganda.
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And that audio port is more expensive and more prone to failure. Shrug.
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Fine, make it an option then. Whatever, like you said above to the other guy, I'm not a customer. I guess they don't want me as one either. Regardless of yours and their opinion, look and feel are nice, but I consider a mic/headphone jack a necessity. Inch by inch the market is failing me.
Anyway, contrary to your assertion, they did not remove it to make it waterproof. It is pure marketing. After all, Apple is the leading pioneer in computer lockdown, since the earliest Macs.
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Yes, they did remove it — in large part —to make it waterproof.
Yes, it could have been made waterproof with the port, at additional cost and complexity. That doesn't make it not a reason.
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No, they removed it because it took up space that they wanted for other things. The fact that they have wireless headphones to sell gave them options, but I don't think it was because of that specifically.
The haptic feedback system they're using takes up space. The screen design takes up space. The reason why they don't have an audio jack on the new iPad Pros is because it would intrude on the space taken up by the screen because there are almost no bezels—they've decided that aesthetic of small bezel
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it's probably not the case that they did it to boost wireless headphone sales.
Why not? It's just as big a part of the aesthetic as anything. Yes, Apple did it for marketing (aesthetics), that is what they do, make the machine look good. They didn't do it for waterproofing, or any other technically rational reason.
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The reason why they don't have an audio jack on the new iPad Pros is because it would intrude on the space taken up by the screen because there are almost no bezels—they've decided that aesthetic of small bezels is more important than the headphone jack.
No: in fact, it would be easier to place it on the new iPad Pro, because of the flat edges. There is more than enough room in the device for an audio jack. It has absolutely nothing to do with space.
But yes, it absolutely does have to do with the fact that Bluetooth headphones are becoming ubiquitous.