Courage. | TechCrunch
▻https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/07/courage
Apple a trouvé encore une pièce du puzzle qui le rapproche du #DRM total.
Removing the headphone jack from the iPhone is not an act of courage, it’s an act of leverage.
Audio is so simple to transmit in high fidelity that it can be done with a wire hanger. Using a powered, high-bandwidth data interface adds nothing but cost and complexity, and the space you save is minimal.
The 3.5mm jack is robust, familiar, secure, well-documented, and so on — we’ve seen the argument play out over the last year. You know why it’s good: because it works reliably, worldwide, and with millions of devices. Without Apple’s permission.