So while we're second guessing Apple, WTF is up with the audio jack? Hello, reality check: everyone has an iPhone, right? Get your tunes on your iPhone and use your iPhone for music, dudes and dudettes. Why are we wasting COMPUTER functionality for stuff an iPod Shuffle could do just as well???![]()
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Ha, yeah. I actually first thought they got rid of the audio-port and thought, while bold, that made sense for the following reasons
- Is in line with this minimalist-design
- popularizing bluetooth headsets (they just bought Beats, too, which has moved to bluetooth audio
- Many audio/TV devices now have Airplay (Not just Apple TV but portable speakers)
This is the main reason I would have gone 2 USB-C and omitted the audio-port should I had a choice, but then people would be cursing my name on the internet instead of Jony Ive
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Yeah, I'm basically OK with the dongle idea but $79 on a $1300 computer leaves you feeling a little abused.![]()
That was my one point against Apple. I feel like symbolically they could have thrown a bone and made it less expensive. Fortunately come starting April 10 other manufactures will begin releasing very cheap alternatives.