When are people going to realize that all these tech manufacturers ‘copy’ each other with designs, features and hardware.
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Google Kills Headphone Jack in Latest Pixel 6A Just Months After Parodying Apple
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Every tech company is a for-profit company, so the goal is of course to make money. But this false idea that their new product decision tree is built on the premise of just making money is so far outside the realm of reality, it’s a ridiculous trope. Apple pushed us consumers toward wireless headphone not because it was another way to make money. They were doing just fine making money selling wired headphones.
For product designers, their goal with wireless headphone was driven by the very real issue everyone had at that point with tangled, stretched and broken wires. And remember, Apple didn’t exactly light the world on fire with adoption of Bluetooth headphones. They had their initial single BT headset going way back, then nothing for years while other companies developed and improved the technology. Apple started pushing forward with BT, not because it was a money maker, but because they had address many of the shortcomings that people had with BT headphones prior.
For me personally, I couldn’t wait to ditch the wired headphones and I put up with other companies crap sound, poor battery life and less than 1 year lifespan for just about every headset I’ve owned. And I’m sure I wasn’t alone in wanting to get rid of tangled wires, buds getting pulled out of my ears, etc.
Because all of those companies are hypocrites that want to pretend they’re not following or copying Apple.
Anecdotal evidence is not proof it was blown or not blow out of proportion. I could simply counter that and I say (and it is true for me) that I did not know a single person with wireless headphones yet. Now everyone has them because if they want to continue using their phone to listen to music privately and with good audio they have to have wireless headphones or get a dongle.
If the majority of the world was using wireless headphones already then it would not have blown up because it would be a real "meh" announcement that did not effect them.
Now I am not saying wireless is bad for headphones, I like the simplicity of it, but they are pushing this tech to make money, and what better way of making more money than removing the option to use what you already own. Now Apple did give a dongle with the first iPhone (can't remember which model that was) that did not have the headphone jack, but they stopped that pretty shortly after, or even with the next release.
Google don't tend to make that much good stuff, like apple do. Well there is search, they've got that, especially if you like to be tracked. they got security, no wait, android security is lacking, sorry. the Tensor chip is just blowing everything away, oh wait, its kind of not. The pixel phones have been outstanding, oh wait, they have been pretty crappy, but their camera app is a little better than Apple's, but not better than third party camera app, so there is that. They have Google docs, oh wait they kind of just copied Microsoft (surprised they didn't get sued). and chrome is just so useful and fully functional it is completely replacing windows throughout the world and ha garnered so many rave (as in raving) reviews, everyone just wants to switch to it, well in every $300 laptop anyway. Yah, you go Google!
Now there is no doubt Google has some good stuff(security and tracking not one of them), but there is zero evidence to support the premise that google makes anything that is years ahead of everyone else, despite what the roboboys may claim
Apple is not hypocrite company , Google is copy Samsung at this thing now
Floppy discs, CD drives, SIM cards, UI, messaging encryption, privacy-prioritizing features, headphone jacks…
It’s to the point where the best way to learn what Apple decisions will be copied tomorrow, just look at what Samsung, Microsoft, Google, and Facebook are making fun of today.
It’s to the point where the best way to learn what Apple decisions will be copied tomorrow, just look at what Samsung, Microsoft, Google, and Facebook are making fun of today.
Remember that stupid Samsung commercial where they had an iPhone user all connected up to wires? I always thought they got the roles reversed, the iPhone user very easily could have left his iPhone charging anywhere inn the house and been walking around with his bipods listening to Music wirelessly. No phone, no wires. Yah, barring interference, I can listen to my AirPods Pro everywhere in the house while my phone is parked - it is that good. No doesn't work well around CB radios, or crowded WiFi, or other interference issues, but wireless just won't anyway
Lightning headphones have always been cheap - $19, and were included with iPhone 7.
Yah, you forgot the convenience and ease of use part. Wireless is way better. There are the few that will claim that they can "hear" the difference, and I bet some can. The funny part is that some of them who claimed to hear the difference, actually couldn't on a blind test. Also, almost all music is in frequencies under 10 kHz, get a sound generator on your phone check it out. 15khz, 20khz, that is a joke, no mucic ever played up there
It's all about software. It always has been. Google excel at a lot of products and anything they do that is web or cloud based is quite literally MANY YEARS ahead of Apple.
It absolutely is.
I mean, what are you looking for, consumer surveys or something? (That’s rhetorical BTW.) Consumers rely on anecdotal logic in terms of a social circle if they’re involved in the tech industry or a tech enthusiast in general, which is being subjective and open minded, which there again, I’ve never heard anyone make any type of commotion over the removal of the 3.5 mm jack outside a discussion forum. Anecdotal evidence is exactly what we base most of this discussion forum on in terms of approval or dismay when Apple makes alterations, therefore; it’s valid anecdotal evidence.
Samsung’s marketing department isn’t the greatest, and they typically have a more ‘juvenile approach’ against competitor products, which is nothing more than a distraction from the product itself they’re trying to sell. So it’s really counterproductive ironically.
When you look at Apple, they tend to focus on the core of the product and the features they’re selling, which is why their branding is so popular over the competition in that regard.
Nope. That’d be incorrect on the domino effect.
Google would not have copied Apple with with the 3.5 Jack. Google would’ve ‘copied’ Samsung. Samsung followed suit when Apple removed the headphone jack.
Samsung and Google know the benefits to mock Apple outweighs any backlash they’ll receive when they remove the jack themselves.
Those ads highlight a feature benefit for their products and a shortcoming of Apple iPhones. It may not sway the ardent Apple fan, but it may plant a seed in someone on the fence.
And when both Samsung and Google follow suit and remove their headphone jacks, it’s largely not known to the general public. There are no national ad campaigns saying ‘I told you so’, from Apple.
Those ads highlight a feature benefit for their products and a shortcoming of Apple iPhones. It may not sway the ardent Apple fan, but it may plant a seed in someone on the fence.
And when both Samsung and Google follow suit and remove their headphone jacks, it’s largely not known to the general public. There are no national ad campaigns saying ‘I told you so’, from Apple.
I disagree. I think it was done to make the phone thinner and more water resistant.
As would any company be who sells products or services in China. You have to play by their rules or not partcipate.
I appreciate the functionality of a world without wires. And innovation. And profits
Who cares, this is an Apple-centric site. Knowing Google, six months from now they’ll re-introduce it.
P.S. Their advert was funny though
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