Apple is not getting good press or blog posts about the headphone jack removal. When they do try to put a positive spin on the whole thing, the writer practically has to twist themselves into a pretzel to sell the idea.
I wonder how the manufacturers who currently have new wired headphones they are selling feel about Apple trying to spearhead this "3.5 is useless antiquated technology" movement. The past few years they could comfortably sell their wireless and their wired inventory and customers could comfortably take their pick.
Now Apple is trying to cast a pall on the wired market just because they are that 500 pound gorilla. I'm wondering if there will be any kind of industry backlash. And if so, could it possibly be effective with so many Apple customers in lockstep with every single decision and declaration Apple makes.
I'm more or less resigned to the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus not having headphone jacks. I'm not going to annoy this entire forum by going in to the Apple parts of the forum and continuing to make an issue of it. But that doesn't mean I want to see every smartphone manufacturer blindly following Apple. Especially when USB-C still needs to be sorted out and we've got phones from different brands not being able to use each other's chargers. And Bluetooth in my experience still needs work, too.
