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 -----Original Message----- 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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Gallik > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 9:43 AM > To: MacVisionaries E-Mail List > 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. 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