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0 pointsdeckard19y ago0 comments

The thing is, we already have a lightning port. It's a thing that exists. We could already have lightning headphones and the current headphone jack. Together.

Digital doesn't make up for the fact that we're moving from a near-universal standard headphone jack to a proprietary port. One that, mind you, is flat vs. round. The design of the headphone jack is superior. You can plug it in at any angle, and rotate it while plugged in. Now people are stuck with a flat cable that will just twist up during movement.

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JustSomeNobody9y ago

I'm more than a little shocked and disappointed that more people on HN don't care about avoiding proprietary formats. Most people here _make_ stuff. Open formats allow you to more easily make interoperable stuff.

I don't want a world what I have Apple, Samsung, HTC, LG headphone connectors.

desdiv9y ago

I think it's a case of self-selection bias at work here. People who avoid proprietary formats are more likely to simply avoid iPhone/Apple threads altogether, so you simply won't hear them chiming in as much.

josteink9y ago

> I don't want a world what I have Apple, Samsung, HTC, LG headphone connectors.

The EU managed to fix this once for power/data connectors. Maybe they'll have to do a rerun for audio.

eric_cc9y ago

But won't wired headphones become niche for iPhone 7+? It seems most users will be fine using Bluetooth

dbbk9y ago

Actually, we don't have a lightning port on Macs. You now can't use the same headphones for both iPhones and Macs. Unless you go wireless.

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