Re: Apple's headphone scam

[Scott Granados]

Personally, I think the whole change comes down to space savings.  They may save money but the big  thing they want is more realestate to put components in the phone and or the ability to make it thinner.  I doubt the human ear gains much by having the signal handed to the headphones digitally or over an analog path.  That few feet of cable isn’t going to make that much difference. I don’t think it’s a pure money grab though, I could be wrong but I don’t get that feeling. On Jan 20, 2016, at 6:06 AM, Bill Gallik <wfgal...@icloud.com> wrote: I have to wonder if Apple is really planning on changing the headphone jack.  I also wonder if the eventual iPhone 7 will come complete with the necessary audio jack adapter included? But the bottom line to me is  this, if Apple does incorporate an alternative connection to the current jack do people truly believe it is only to pry additional dollars from the pockets of a remarkably loyal customer base?  Or, as I personally believe to be the case, to provide a technically superior feature? I have no reason nor evidence to believe that Apple is foolish enough to make a technical alteration solely for the purpose of forcing loyal customers to be required to part with additional monies.  For my money, if Apple alters the headphone jack I audio believe they are doing to offer an improved experience.  I recall when the 35 MM jack was introduced several decades ago, the proponents of the formerly preponderant quarter inch jack likewise protested (although not quite so loudly).  For my money, I’ll patiently wait to see what Apple has indeed done and pass judgment after experiencing what most likely be an improvement. ———— Bill & Leader Dog Holland wfgal...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list.   If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.   Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com   The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.