9 million iPhones were just sold over the weekend. All with lightning connectors. Best selling iPhone launch in history.
They aren't being driven away. They're flocking in droves. You sir, are simply incorrect.
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There should be a 30-pin iPhone 5S.
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9 million iPhones were just sold over the weekend. All with lightning connectors. Best selling iPhone launch in history.
They aren't being driven away. They're flocking in droves. You sir, are simply incorrect.
If they got rid of the audio jack, and included Bluetooth headphones (like they included a lightning cable) I would be perfectly fine with it. I actually wouldn't even care if they didn't. I have my own Bluetooth headphones. In reality, you are correct, it is old technology, and realistically it will be the next port to go in all likelihood. I simply cannot wait for your post when that happens lol. This has entertained me for a day and a half now.
No, it's 2013, a year later, can you believe it?After reading a few sentences, I had to stop and look at the date of the post to see if it was from September 2012 because there's no way someone logical would be making this post today
We need to get that serial connector back...I mean, it had more connector pins, it was bigger and sturdier, you could lock it in place, secure it with those screws, now all we have is this freakin adapter:
Their quarterly reports sure don't reflect a drop in profits. And their sales are up. 9 million lightning connector devices sold this weekend. That's a fair bit of disagreeing with your opinion going on.
Microsoft make about $850 million on the so called iPad killer Suface tablets. And wrote off $900 million in unsold product.
LAUSD, the second biggest school district in the US decided to buy iPads at twice the cost because they felt the other choices weren't up to the quality they desired.
Several airlines are using iPads specifically in their cockpits and for in flight entertainment
Yeah, they are losing sales.
Do you have numbers to back that up. Or are you just assuming cause you are pissed so is the rest of the world.
Please leave Apple. Never buy another apple product again and stop posting anything on any sites related to Apple. You will feel much better for it. And you can use that time to start your own company and do things 'right'. I'm sure you will be a huge success and Apple will burn in the wake of it. I bet you win a Nobel Prize for showing the world real innovation and giving every customer exactly what they want. You might even cure cancer and poverty and bring about true world peace.
9 million phones purchased during this weekends launch despite the state of the whole MFI accessory issue.
Sounds like a lot of folks don't actually give a gold poop about the issue.
Nope, I'd feel like my car would need updating. Not the device which just got updated.
Again, where is your hard data that shows this? For having such an angry user base, they sure seem to still be handing Apple fistfulls of cash... and this bears repeating... including you.
... for your specific, niche application. For the vast majority of individuals however, their universe is quite different from yours, and the number of accessories that are lightning interface compatible is actually quite plentiful.
You're perfectly entitled to that observation, however it seems self-evident that outside of your extremely limited paradigm, that observation happens to be incorrect.
Straw man argument, and not a very good one as straw men go. Thunderbolt is not an Apple-specific interface. It's a cross-platform standard. There's a growing list of laptops, desktops, motherboards, storage devices and other peripherals that support the interface, of which Apple is very much in the minority on the list.
So, we can toss this out as a valid comparison. Apple may have been the first to implement Thunderbolt, and even that could be debated, but they most definitely are not the last.
Thinness is a good thing, but so is abstraction of the interface. It's arguably possible to add connectors to the interface without forcing the hardware to have a chip on board to handle outputs to that new interface. So, not only is it thinner, but people who would never use a VGA video out won't have to have larger, heavier, possibly more expensive device in order to have the chip on board. Same goes for HDMI, or some other application that hasn't been thought of yet, but for which the interface can be programmed through software, and made to work through external hardware.
Fortunately, you don't have to. You can return your phone, and get a refund. You can continue using your old phone. Or you can do what you should be doing if you object this strongly to what Apple has done, and give your money to another phone manufacturer.
Really? Are you truly missing the irony in that statement? You're composing a manifesto about how Apple shouldn't ditch a connector simply because it's old, and yet you're having a stompy fit because you don't want to use an "old" model of phone?
I'm done. There's no reasoning with you, and it's evident that there will be no satisfactory solution for you. Best of luck!
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If they got rid of the audio jack, but provided a way for their stock headphones to work with the phone, I would be fine with it.
EDIT: oh you said that already; sorry didn't read properly heh
Why should Apple stick with old technology. Technology grows at a breakneck speed, always has and always will. Also, this is a year old subject. I realize it's new to you, but you won't get much support because it's an old topic. Also, the lightning port is much better. It's smaller, there's no pins to break and finally you can put the cable in either way and it works. None of this crap where you have to put it in right side up and perfect
I'm actually with you on that one. It seems now that the audio jack is the only thing stopping the iPhone from getting any thinner, so I would totally support a lightning adapter to 3.5mm audio jack if it were possible. Having the audio pass through the lightning cable would be nice too. Also, bluetooth headsets are very affordable right now so there are plenty of other alternatives. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple one day decided to make the stock headphones bluetooth. I mean all Mac models now come standard with bluetooth keyboard and mouse, so I think it's time to move to the i Devices too.
So they would have sold 10 Million phones instead of 9 if it still had the 30 pin. Is that what you are saying?
Guess what...all those things still work on the 4S and the ipad3. What is the problem.
I'll tell you what. You pay for a legit survey that shows this "huge loss in profits" that you mention over and over and then we can talk. Until then, you are just making stuff up because you have no facts to back up your statements. I would argue that Apple is making more profit selling extra lightning cables and adapters at a huge markup.
Try this one. Apple is making a huge mistake by allowing customers to use their finger for their ipads and iphones. They are losing out on so much profit by not requiring a stylus. I guarantee you they are losing lots of customers and profits because of that decision.