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  • iPhone 7 owners say phones producing 'hissing' sound under heavy task loads

    aylkaylk
    Snakegate!
    jdwanton zuykovtmayMacProdoozydozenfastasleepjony0

  • Purported 'iPhone 7 Plus' packaging shows Lightning to Headphone Jack Adapter in box, 256GB storage

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    TurboPGT said:
    larrya said:
    blastdoor said:
    This sure does have the stink of plausibility on it. 

    It sure does seem that Apple is creating a significant marketing challenge for themselves. 
    Including the adapter would pretty much extinguish the complaints. 
    Wrong!  The cost of the dongle is almost irrelevant. It's the fact that you will never have it with you when you need it, and it's overall inelegance that offends me.  It seems acceptable on paper, but in the real world it sucks. I had a win CE phone that required one and the end result was I could not use it to listen to music. 
    I'm just not seeing the real world problem here. It is not going to affect me because:

    1. When I'm out and about, I'll either be using the included Lightning EarPods, or a set of Bluetooth earbuds (maybe Apple's AirPods if they come to fruition).
    2. When I'm at home, and serious about listening to music, I'll use my Phillips Fidelio Lightning headphones that I've already had for a year, because I care about high quality music and being able to listen to it on my iPhone, something you simply can't get out of the 3.5mm port.
    3. If I really wanted to connect a crappy old pair of analog headphones, I'll have the Adapter.

    Just like every legacy technology in my house, there is an adapter to connect it to a more modern device.

    I guess the vocal minority that is so indignant over this issue hasn't come to accept/realize that their analog headphones are actually antiquated, crappy tech, that has been replaced.

    Dude, read your use case and guess how many people do things this way. In this case you are the vocal minority, literarily.

    You get way more precise sound from a pair of $300 hi-fi analog headphones connected to the DAC inside your phone or computer than combining those two parts in one product. Lightning headphones are just analog headphones with a cheap microDAC/amp combo chip attached to their cable. What really matters now is that some people are willing to pay $300 for a $150 package. That's why all consumer headphone companies are so happy with the decisions made by who's also the largest headphone company in the world.

    Profits first!
    damonfbaconstang

  • Spotify looks to squeeze record labels over streaming rights ahead of IPO

    aylkaylk
    Herbivore2 said:
    Amazon is willing to take losses in order to build a customer base. Spotify has no such option. 

    Apple is willing to give away services to sell hardware. 

    Spotify is in trouble. 
    On top of that their product is not keeping up with the competition, in fact it gets worst with time. Lyrics feature: removed, new release notification feature: removed, Apple TV app: not existent. The value of their service is constantly decreasing, I'm sure I'm not the only one wondering if it is still worth paying for it.
    cali

  • Review: Audeze Sine delivers planar magnetic magic to the masses

    aylkaylk
    lkrupp said:
    Wait. What? It has a lightening connector?
    For $50 more.
    doozydozen

  • Updated ambient light, proximity sensors in 'iPhone 7' prohibit use of legacy cases

    aylkaylk
    rogifan_new said:
    mac_128 said:
    Ha -- so the rumor is no major substantive upgrade, AND the customer still has to replace all of their accessories? Even my SE can use all of my 5s accessories.
    If it's no substantive upgrade how many current 6/S owners will be upgrading? And what do you mean by "all their accessories"? What accessories are there outside of cases?
    Screen protectors.
    damonf