Samsung has an audio port, it's kinda waterproof (down to about 5 feet). Apple removed the audio port as a marketing gimmick to sell their wireless earbuds. They hardly lost any customers over it, so they consider it a hit. Apple defines the value of propaganda.
No, they removed it because it took up space that they wanted for other things. The fact that they have wireless headphones to sell gave them options, but I don't think it was because of that specifically.
The haptic feedback system they're using takes up space. The screen design takes up space. The reason why they don't have an audio jack on the new iPad Pros is because it would intrude on the space taken up by the screen because there are almost no bezels—they've decided that aesthetic of small bezel
Rolling Eyes (Score:2, Interesting)
Most customers want to keep the same connector, because they already have chargers and cables, and sometimes even accessories, for it.
USB-C is better in the long run, but that doesn't make it better now.
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It'd be trivial to have a 6mm audio port in addition to everything else. It's not about what people want, it's about locking down the HDCP.
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They removed the audio port to make it waterproof.
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Samsung has an audio port, it's kinda waterproof (down to about 5 feet). Apple removed the audio port as a marketing gimmick to sell their wireless earbuds. They hardly lost any customers over it, so they consider it a hit. Apple defines the value of propaganda.
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No, they removed it because it took up space that they wanted for other things. The fact that they have wireless headphones to sell gave them options, but I don't think it was because of that specifically.
The haptic feedback system they're using takes up space. The screen design takes up space. The reason why they don't have an audio jack on the new iPad Pros is because it would intrude on the space taken up by the screen because there are almost no bezels—they've decided that aesthetic of small bezel
Re:Rolling Eyes (Score:0)
They didn't use the space for anything special. They saved money removing a part while offering an expensive alternative product to solve the problem.