Hello Mary,
My point is simply that, unlike the era of Jobbs, the market, plays an
active role in what the future brings. We, as consumers, have
alternatives and it's when we begin to explore these alternatives that
companies pay attention.
Given Apple's issue with iTunes for Windows and its politically
ridiculous decision to unilaterally put albums in its users' accounts,
I'm not so certain that just because it decides something it better
will make it so.
I remember the fan fair Apple made about its watch--they thought it
would change the lives of the world. Well, as far as I can tell, my
world hasn't changed one bit either with or without it.
As far as Samsung is concerned, I don't think they'll be so quick to
follow Apple's lead in the coming future. As one of the executives of
Samsung recently said, "Samsung is at its best when it leads, not when
it follows."
My personal position is to just sit back, wait, and see. Fortunately
for me, I no longer have the desire to run out and purchase the latest
device just because it is the latest.
Mark
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 12:33 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Some interesting rumours regarding
3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven
Hi Mark,
Of course, only time will tell. But I think you are wrong about the
disappearing headphone jack.
For one thing, Samsung put back the storage card thing, but did not put
back the user replaceable battery. Also, if the other rumor is true,
Apple will be including compatible earbuds with the new phone, as well
as an adapter to make it possible for people to use other headphones.
Given the prevalence of Bluetooth these days, I suspect that the
headphone jack will in fact be gone from iPhones forever. Other device
makers are already moving in this direction. So it isn't just Apple. In
fact, they will not be the first ones to market without a headphone
jack on the phone.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 31, 2016, at 11:05 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote:
Well, as for me, I'm going to sit back and
see how the market accepts the new iPhone 7 trans a separate earphone jack.
When Samsung attempted to make its devices
thinner by (1) removing the removable battery and (2) removing the
ability to add auxiliary memory to its flagship phones, it soon
reversed its decision as the market, effectively, rejected the devices
in favor of other companies who kept those features.
A couple of years ago, when Apple decided to
remove the ability for iOS devices to have their photo content
immediately available to PC users upon attaching the device to the
computer, the marketplace went crazy and vowed to turn to Android if
Apple insisted on forcing people to use iTunes in order to manage
photos.
Like Samsung, Apple immediately reversed
itself by restoring this feature in the subsequent release of iTunes.
So, I'll just wait and see for, unless 7 is a
complete hit, something tells me that iPhone 8 will bring the jack
back (smile).
Mark
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[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Gallik
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 9:43 AM
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Subject: Re: Some interesting rumours
regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the iPhone seven
When all the “hubbub†concerning Apple
removing the earphone jack first appeared I was certain they (Apple)
was going to provide an adapter so potential customers would be able
to use their existing earphones with the iPhone 7.
This coming to light does not surprise me in the least.
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