A ping pong, back and forth trend here:
Person a: I paid a kazillion dollars for this Apple thingy, and it was bent, overheated, had missing keys on the keyboard, etc. Fix it, Apple!
Person b: I paid the same money as you for the same Apple thingy, it wasn't bent, it didn't overheat, or have a bad keyboard, so I'm happy, and you are wrong and off base.
Person c: I have great wired speakers/headphones with high quality DACs, noise compensation, etc. I also need to travel 4 or more hours and don't want to worry about charging batteries, etc., while listening to music on my phone. What's wrong with having a phone jack, Apple? Bluetooth was already there. Why? (to sell more wireless headphones/speakers from Apple? nah.)
Person d: Wake up, last century dude. Wired is history, as are floppy disks, RS232 serial ports, and Walkmans. Welcome to the next century and grow up. Bluetooth is the new generation (batteries not included, and sorry about your DAC'y thing.)
Point: Apple is putting out flawed products at premium prices. They are removing features that are still needed by many of their customers (ports, jacks, etc.). They are sacrificing everything to the alter of thin and pretty. Perhaps that's fine with their emerging new customer base. They are making their devices hard to repair or upgrade. That is their decision, and in the last five years, they have managed to alienate a large formerly loyal customer base. Oh well.
) the initial model and fix it in the "S" cycle!
