R.I.P. iPhone

[tpr007]

opinions, opinions.

Everyone's entitled to one, and no one cares much what anyone else thinks, but feel free to express yours. HOWEVER, when you title your opinion with a piece of ridiculous hyperbole "RIP APPLE" then you are opening yourself up to ridicule, and quite rightly.

 

[malone18]

My original quote from you was you stating that Apple did not remove the headphone jack to make more money and that wireless options are available from other companies.

Not everyone wants to use wireless headphones believe it or not. So if you want to use wired headphones there are three options.

1) Use the lightning headphones that come with the phone which are uncomfortable.

2) Buy lightning headphones from other manufacturers which almost certainly Apple makes money out of due to licensing.

3) Use the adapter that comes with the phone and use 3.5mm headphones. However if these get lost there is a £9 charge to replace them or buy additional ones. Again Apple will make a profit from this as well.

I fail to see how Apple does not make any additional profit from removing the headphone jack.

Actually the post you quoted stated that I didn't think the move was made "solely" to make more money. They have the potential to make more money, yes. There are several articles how the audio is actually improved with the new connector vs 3.5. That being said my original point still stands, there are options where Apple doesn't make any money i.e. with the Bluetooth option and as you stated with the dongle. For point 3 you have the solution to your problems, just don't lose the adapter.Pretty simple really....anyhow I'm done with the conversation because I don't care if people buy the phone or don't or whether they like the options available to them or not...to each their own.