AppleInsider podcast reviews Apple's 12" MacBook, talks earnings, Smart Connector, 'iPhone 7' and m
This week on the AppleInsider podcast, we go hands-on with Apple's new early 2016 12-inch MacBook, talk Apple's soft earnings, discuss the Logi Base Smart Connector charger, and talk about 'iPhone 7' and the headphone jack.
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AppleInsider editors Neil Hughes and Victor Marks chat about:
- The latest Apple earnings reports
- Neil's early 2016 12-inch MacBook review
- Neil's hands-on with the Logi Base Smart Connector charging dock for iPad Pro
- "iPhone 7" rumors of a Smart Connector and no headphone jack
- Intel's desire to remove the headphone jack in favor of USB-C
The show is available on iTunes and your favorite podcast apps by searching for "AppleInsider." Click here to listen, subscribe, and don't forget to rate our show.
Listen to the embedded SoundCloud feed below:
The show is also available on Stitcher Radio.
Show note links:
- $190-$430 off all of Apple's 15" MacBook Pros with AppleCare, plus a Free Canon AirPrint Photo Printer
- Wall Street remains optimistic about 'iPhone 7' & Apple's 2017 after Q2 declines
- Review: Apple's 2016 12" MacBook is a welcome improvement, but won't change any minds
- First look: Logi Base is the first device to charge your iPad Pro via Smart Connector
- Rumored 'iPhone 7 Plus' schematic shows dual-lens camera & Smart Connector, lacks headphone jack
- Intel pushes USB-C as headphone jack's successor
- iPhone 7
- Rumor again claims Apple's 'iPhone 7' will ditch headphone jack for Lightning EarPods, sport Smart Connector
Follow our hosts on Twitter: @thisisneil and @vmarks.
Feedback and comments are always appreciated. Please contact the AppleInsider podcast at [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @appleinsider, plus Facebook and Instagram.
Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at [email protected].
Comments
(I've kept my retired/de-provisioned 4S around as a standalone, OS-frozen unit for a number of music-related apps.)
(No, I am not the one who down-voted your comment...)
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10273/intel-proposes-to-use-usb-typec-cables-to-connect-headsets-to-mobile-devices
The user that values using their 3.5mm accessories without an adapter more than buying a new iPhone, does not have to buy a new iPhone.
The user that values a new iPhone more than having to use an adapter for their 3.5mm accessories, can and will buy a new iPhone.
The same story applies to every design decision and legacy abandonment Apple has ever made, and this will be no exception. If history is indicator, it will have precisely 0 negative impact on the bottom line, and whatever benefits arise because of this trade off may actually increase it.
Frankly I think this is exactly the kind of thing Apple has been doing more and more often lately -- upgrading product lines in all the wrong ways and ignoring obvious upgrades that most people want (dramatically better battery life, lower prices, user-serviceable parts, more ports).
Apple is the most valuable company and brand in the world, with the highest consumer satisfaction ratings. theyre the best sellers in multiple categories and sectors. their past successes are enough to believe they know what theyre doing....more than anonymous guys on the the interwebs, anyway.
if apple implements this rumor, I'm willing to believe they have pretty good reasons and research to back up their decision, including purchasing patterns. lets flip your statement -- what data do *you* have to indicate most people care enough about this use case to stop buying iPhones over it? be specific. your anecdote about your field recordings arent real data and are pretty much worthless. its not about you.
As for their consumer satisfaction ratings and past successes, I agree, but if you want to get into a discussion of trend lines and which way things have been heading, that's a whole different deal.
They aren't all knowing, and some of the decline in sales we're seeing across their core product lines isn't just because of China. I think some of it is because they've been more focussed on margins and obsessed with retina screens and thinness than on other things people actually want more. I use Apple products throughout my business, and their abandoning Aperture and dropping support for user-serviceable parts are things that don't benefit me one iota, and I don't know anyone who thinks that either of those two things were good business decisions on Apple's part. By dropping Aperture, they forced most pro artists and photographers to Adobe Lightroom. That's a big deal because it moves people further out of the Apple ecosystem. Lightroom works just as well on PCs, so it makes the decision to drop Macs altogether much easier.
It was just a stupid, bad business decision.
If you believe that, we have nothing more to talk about it.
If we are going to see a replacement for headphone jacks which will likely last for decades I think we'll see something better thought out. The new Smart Connector seen on the iPad Pro would be a better candidate. It would break away like a MagSafe adapter. The port could be smart enough to know if you have digital or analog phones. The adapter to use your existing headphones would be relatively cheap. You could charge your device while listening to music. It is sealed to make your device water proof and dust proof. They could make this open source.