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From: Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de>
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Subject: Re: What's the actual *advantage* of not having an sd slot?
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:33:05 +0200
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Marion, 2025-06-18 08:03:

> On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:29:00 +0200, Arno Welzel wrote :
> 
> 
>>> Apple removes functionality (such as the aux jack) and then tells people
>>> it's good for them - when - in reality - it's a strategy of removing basic
>>> functionality so that the customer has to scramble to purchase it back.
>>
>> No, Apple never told people, that it is "good for them" not to have an
>> aux jack. They just said, that there are better alternatives, like
>> Bluetooth, since many people don't like to use cables anyway.
>> And even Fairphone removed the aux jack with the Fairphone 4 - and
>> Fairphone is the company, which offers phones easy to repair and
>> sustainable. So to say Fairphone is just following apple, because they
>> are greedy and want to sell their cloud service is a bit far fetched.
>>
>> Fairphone even offers sustainable Bluetooth headsets where you can
>> replace the batteries:
>> <https://shop.fairphone.com/fairbuds-xl>
> 
> I'll agree with any logically sensible argument, but I will also disagree
> with arguments that defy logic. I'm no fool. I understand your argument.
> 
> I agree OEMs are brilliant in their strategy of removing basic
> functionality so that the customer is forced to buy (some of it) back.

If customers don't use wired headsets anyway, they don't have to buy
anything to get something back.

I've been using wireless headsets for at least 10 years now and I
*never* needed an aux jack in that time. I am really happy with my Shokz
OpenFit, Shokz OpenComm and my Pioneer SE-MS7BT - all very nice
Bluetooth headsets which deliver a very good sound quality for voice
calls and/or music. The Shokz OpenComm is ideal for calls while the
others are good for music was well. And yes, I know, that these things
have to be charged on a regular basis. This was never an issue for me in
the past and will not be an issue in the future. And yes, I am also
aware, that the Shokz headsets won't last forever since you can not
replace the batteries and the batteries will only take 500-1000 cycles
before the capacity degrades. But the Pioneer is now nearly 8 years in
use and I already replace the ear cups and the batteries once.

And for the rare cases, I would ever need a wired audio connection, I
have a little adapter from USB-C to 3.5 mm jack. That was not very
expensiv (less than 15 USD) and works quite well. There even *much*
better high end USB-DACs which produce a way better sound than many of
the crappy DACs inside the smartphones.

> So a phone w/o an aux jack is *always* an inferior phone to one with it.

And I don't need the superior phone.

> The observation that proves a phone w/o the aux jack is an inferior phone
> to one with it is there is *nothing* a phone w/o the jack can do that a
> phone with it can't do. 

So what?

> If you want to disagree with that infallible logic, then tell me:
> Q: What can a phone w/o the aux jack do that a phone with it can't do?
> A: ?
> 
> HINT: Nothing.

Hint: I don't care.


-- 
Arno Welzel
https://arnowelzel.de