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New photos of alleged Lightning EarPods for Apple's 'iPhone 7' match recent leak
maury markowitz said:AppleInsider said:It's not clear why the endpiece would have to be so big, though one possibility is the presence of an authenticator chip.
Bluetooth audio is an alternative, but its quality is generally weaker and wireless headphones are often more expensive than wired options.
As to the second statement, sorry, that's utterly bogus. BT sound quality is far beyond the quality of the physical mechanism itself - in other words there is no actual advantage to a cable. You can get really nice sounding BT earphones for $20 on Amazon, ones that are seriously competitive with Apple's in-ear headphones, let alone the buds.
The first time I used a BT headset, from Aukey for $18 if you're looking, I immediately asked myself why anyone would live with a cable. I no longer will, and no one else should either. They snag, get statically charged, pull the phones out of your ear, and demand you be beside your phone. That last one might sound like a joke, but now when i work out I leave my phone on the counter and do a complete workout without touching it once.
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New photos of alleged Lightning EarPods for Apple's 'iPhone 7' match recent leak
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New photos of alleged Lightning EarPods for Apple's 'iPhone 7' match recent leak
redraider11 said:jetpilot said:My 2015 $300 Bose noise cancelling headset didn't ship with my 1983 Walkman, but you expect me to just throw that away so I can have an iPhone that is 1mm thinner. That makes sense only in the mind of an Apple fanboy. There's a reason why that jack has been around for so long...because it works and it works well.
This is where I insert the quote "if it isn't broke, don't fix it".
One rumor I heard is that the Lightning EarPods could even have noise canceling due to the Lightning jack. Our iPhones already have noise cancelling technology, but due to the dated headphone jack, the EarPods aren't able use the microphone in a way that would be able to do the same thing. So yeah, the headphone jack actually is broke. I'd love to have noise cancelling with any headphones I use.
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New photos of alleged Lightning EarPods for Apple's 'iPhone 7' match recent leak
larrya said:ireland said:Honestly this design wouldn't surprise me. Looks quite Apple. I also think a better design is to put the DAC near the lighting port and away from the in-line controls and the buds. Costs will go up too. Expect a minimum of $39 for Lightning EarPods. Bundled free with the new iPhone (6x) of course.
Me, I must be old-school as I still choose wired headphones (earbuds) over Bluetooth due to high cost, bulk, charging requirements and battery life limitations. Wired means immediate, no pairing, no dead battery ever and no need to think about charging—plug and play. Both have pluses and minuses. Wired are my preference.
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US Treasury Secretary to meet with EU antitrust head, try to block collection of Apple back taxes
latifbp said:crowley said:What nonsense. There are no Euro "fags" saying that competition is unfair, or that Apple don't deserve their success. But Apple are plenty well rewarded without the need for state aid. Profit is the reward, not corporate welfare.
The Irish government did a special tax deal with just Apple and gave them a stupidly low tax rate. That gave them a competitive advantage in the EU that other companies could not avail of. Of all the companies on the planet ,Apple needs a leg up less than any other company you could name. The EU has regulations designed to create a level playing field for companies operating in the EU. The agreement between Apple and the Irish government breached these rules. I probably pay more taxes to the Irish government than I ought to because of this deal.
There is NO double dipping. The EU gets no taxes from Apple and wont get any if the Commission finds against the Apple/Ireland deal. The outcome would be Ireland would have to collect the taxes the agreement allowed Apple to avoid paying. Apple will be no worse off than any other company that operaties in Ireland and that pays the nominal corporate tax rate.
Even without the special deal, Ireland has about the lowest corporate tax rates in the EU so Apple isn't and wont be hard done by if they have to pay them in full. They will still be financially better off than they would be elsewhere in the EU. Ireland chose to join the EU, they weren't forced to, so if they breached the EU's rules then the EU isn't stepping on their toes by telling them to knock it off.
Apple don't pay enough tax in the EU, Australia and probably many other countries - which is one of the main reasons they have accumulated as much cash as they have. There is no issue of Apple paying 'more on top of' since they never paid a reasonable amount in the first place.
I pay proportionally over 1300 % more tax than Apple does, which is just insane, so personally I will be glad if the EU sticks it to the Irish government.