Techdirt Podcast Episode 94: The Headphone Jack Apocalypse!
from the well-not-really dept
Yup, we're doing it — we're tackling the much-derided controversy over Apple's decision to remove the analog headphone jack from the iPhone! I join this week's episode myself as a guest host, and in truth none of us really think it's any kind of "apocalypse" — but none of us are huge fans of the move either. We discuss the questionable technical advantages, the looming spectre of DRM, and more.
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We submitted it last night. Hopefully will be approved soon.
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https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&a mp;link=https://play.google.com/music/m/I7k52rqqwe2hazruioqjohzsbzi?t%3DTechdirt
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Who was it that correctly predicted music services that would be cheaper and only play on a single device?
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/aWBK5-oK-Ik/amazon-launches-new-music-unlimited-se rvice-starts-at-4month-for-use-on-just-one-echo
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It's a mobile phone 1st and media device 2nd
So, why is the mini-jack gone? 1. Manufacturing costs. 2. DRM. 3. Apple says so. Reckon my $300 Bose bluetooth headphones will work. My Motorola bluetooth will not (that model is not seen by iPads also.) The backup wired earwigs require an interface -- mini-jack to bluetooth which is not what Apple wants.
It's plain market control and it's a telephone so Apple is the gatekeeper.
I have 2 Kindles, 3 iPads, 2 HTC mobiles, and 1 Samsung mobile. Keeping headphones charged for all day listening is a chore.
luck to the new boss.
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