There's already a standard 2.55MM headphone jack, which I know isn't as
thin as what Apple has patented. Also, switching to a proprietary jack
would have some financial benefits for Apple.
On 01/12/15 17:35, Jonathan Mosen wrote:
Hi Ed, not jumping down your throat at all, but let me offer some
context if I may.
First, I know for a fact that Apple has been bothered by the 3.5MM
headphone jack, and the perception that it has stopped them from making
the phone thinner. I know this because everything that Apple patents is
publicly searchable, and I take the time to monitor what Apple is
patenting. It's fascinating, and lets me see where tech might be going
and what they're thinking about. Some time ago, 2014 if I am remembering
correctly, Apple patented a new, proprietary headphone jack that is
thinner. So we know the issue of the size of the jack has been on its
radar, and they care about the issue enough to have publicly filed a
patent for a new kind of jack that's totally different from anything on
the market.
Second, I would have to disagree with your assessment of the source of
this news story. I read a lot of tech sites, and there are some that
just interview their own keyboards, so you're right to be skeptical.
This particular site is a credible Japanese tech news site, who, based
on their very good track record with Apple exclusives in the past, seems
to have a pretty good internal source within Apple. This internal Apple
source is saying that the discussion about the size of the headphone
jack has resulted in a compromise. It's saying they think the public
backlash would be too great if they included a special headphone jack,
but putting a digital to analogue converter in the Lightning connector
would be a compromise Apple could live with, and they think the public
will accept.
Another highly respected site, Cult of Mac, respects the original source
enough to have posted an article today, which Mary has posted to this list.
No site gets it right 100% of the time, and I hope fervently that they
got it wrong this time. But the thing is, what if they're right? We may
be early enough in the iPhone 7 development process to stop it now, if
we provide constructive feedback that we value the jack.
Finally, it's possible that Apple wants this to leak. I've done a lot of
public relations in technology, politics and other fields. It's a common
strategy that a company will let something leak that they know could be
controversial, so they can see what the fall-out might be like if they
went ahead with a certain course of action.
So, for people like me who feel strongly about this issue, it takes me a
few minutes to craft a nicely worded bit of feedback about why I value
the headphone jack and send it off. If the rumour is completely
erroneous, I sacrificed five minutes of my time and it's no big deal.
But if Apple are thinking about it and can still change their minds at
this point, I may have made a small difference.
Jonathan Mosen
Mosen Consulting
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On 2/12/2015, at 11:52 AM, Ed Worrell <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Honestly why is everyone jumping to conclusions about this rumor? It
is just that a rumor. Last year there was a rumor that Apple was going
to include a projected keyboard in the iPhone. People were not
jumping to conclusions that Apple is going to take the on screen
keyboard away… This is the same thing, Apple will not remove the head
phone jack… Chances are the blog that posted this runs on purely
advertising. People clicked on the asinine rumor. If Apple removes the
head phone jack they will include head phones that work with what ever
plug or even bluetooth. Don’t jump ahead and report your displeasure
on a product that still is more than 9 months away. Apple isn’t one to
leave the disability community in the dark (pun intended). Just take a
breath and relax. Apple won’t leave us out to dry.
Just my thoughts, so don’t jump down my throat.
Ed Worrell
On Dec 1, 2015, at 3:43 PM, Laury-Johnson, Shawnese (LARA)
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I totally agree. I have said that I am an iphone user for life
because I know what it’s like to purchase a phone and then separately
purchase software to make it work for me. I’m sure most of us on this
list know what that’s like. We need to let them know now that we want
them to keep this and how taking it away will affect how we use the
phone. I know lots of sighted folks who absolutely love being able to
use headphones with their iphones as well. I will pass on the
feedback link to them as well.
*From:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]]*On Behalf Of*Jonathan Mosen
*Sent:*Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:35 PM
*To:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:*Re: Tell Apple you want to keep the iPhone Jack in future
iPhones
Hi Laury, no, it's a rumour. The dilemma we have is that if it's
something they're considering, and we do nothing now, it will be too
late to change things once Apple announce the new phones. So in my
view it's better to be proactive.
Jonathan Mosen
Mosen Consulting
Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
http://Mosen.org <http://mosen.org/>
On 2/12/2015, at 11:22 AM, Laury-Johnson, Shawnese (LARA)
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Thanks Jonathan I have definitely sent in my comments regarding
this issue. Is it a definite that future versions of the phone
won’t have a headphone jack? Having the ability to use my
headphones allows me to send and receive messages in private. I
think it puts me at an even playing field with my sighted peers.
They can do this without anyone else knowing what they’re doing.
I know I’m preaching to the choir.
*From:*[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>[mailto:[email protected]]*On
Behalf Of*Jonathan Mosen
*Sent:*Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:06 PM
*To:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:*Tell Apple you want to keep the iPhone Jack in future
iPhones
Hi everyone, Please take the time to tell Apple directly you want
to keep the headphone jack on the iPhone. You can do it
here.http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
Jonathan Mosen
Mosen Consulting
Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
http://Mosen.org <http://mosen.org/>
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