Hey Jonathon, I understand. I watch the same blogs and patents as you do. I saw the patent a couple years ago for a thinner plug that would still use the standard 3.5 mm. plug. I am just saying that the internet is making a fire storm out of most likely nothing… At the end of the day Apple will do what ever Apple wants to do, and honestly we will all flock to Apple stores, and other retailers to purchase what ever new device they come out with, I am in this bunch. I love to see what is coming out next, and I like to think that watching patents keeps me ahead of the game, as it probably doesn’t but it’s kind of fun to watch the patent race. I really just think that all of the hype of Apple removing the head phone jack is really not that big of a deal, will it be annoying at first, definitely. will it change my feelings on the new iPhone, maybe. Will I still get the new iPhone at release, yes. I am just not sure why everyone is freaking out about it. Apple will give us head phones that work with what ever direction they want to go, and I am here for the ride.
JMO Ed > On Dec 1, 2015, at 4:35 PM, Jonathan Mosen <[email protected]> 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 > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org <http://mosen.org/> >> 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] <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] <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. 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