techguy911

Looking forward to the future when instead of all wired headphones having the same standardized jack that works in all audio devices, we now have segregated wired headphones that have different connectors that only work in their respective ecosystems /s

pepe779 said:

WTH is going on at Apple. Some of their recent HW and SW decisions have been rather hard to understand and sometimes I really wonder if Tim Cook knows where the company is going, especially from the long term perspective.

81% of Apple's revenue comes from iPhone and iPad, 9% comes from Mac sales.  The Macs and the Thunderbolt display are nothing more than a pet project at this point so I suspect Tim doesn't lose much sleep worrying about this decision.  It's too bad, Apple could be expanding out a lot more in the laptop, accessory, and services areas instead of mostly focusing on their bread and butter products.

xmhillx said:

I want to punch somebody in the face when I read comments from someone that wants:

- IR blaster
- LED indicator
- Gesture controls
- 4K display (for a smartphone? wow...)
- Dual lens camera
- Water proof (what are you doing with your $700 phone, geezus, water resistance is fine)
- SD card (introduce malware? no thanks)
- Removable battery (plastic back panel)

Because the only thing that matters is what YOU want right?  And everyone who wants something you don't need deserves a punch in the face?  Apple doesn't need fans like you who make them look bad.

macxpress said:

techguy911 said:

If Apple doesn't think there's any next-generation technology to add yet, they can at least focus on improvements that have been lacking for years.  At least make the damn thing waterproof and add an IR blaster so I can get rid of my TV remotes.

This is why Apple doesn't always implement customer requests. Really??? A fuc&%! IR blaster? Really!!!! Is this a revolutionary feature that is necessary to the majority of users? You can buy an all in one remote that works for your TV, surround sound system, cable box, AppleTV, etc. They're kinda pricy (around $100) but they do work.

I didn't say it was revolutionary, it's a feature for something that the majority of people have in their houses.  The smartphone has become the swiss army knife of electronics.  You can also buy a music player, flashlight, camera, voice recorder, compass, GPS, level, step counter, alarm clock, stopwatch, and contact organizer right, so what's the point of adding those to the iPhone?  I'm not asking for a freakin 8-track player or floppy disk reader, it's just a led that would probably cost Apple 3 dollars to add vs you buying a $100 separate smart remote.  Your type of mentality is why Apple is removing basic things like a headphone jack to make room for "revolutionary" things.

If Apple doesn't think there's any next-generation technology to add yet, they can at least focus on improvements that have been lacking for years.  At least make the damn thing waterproof and add an IR blaster so I can get rid of my TV remotes.