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On 2024-11-03 16:06, Andrews wrote:
> *Hemidactylus* wrote on Sun, 03 Nov 2024 23:29:29 +0000 :
> 
>>>> 2. Apple removes features from their devices causing many iPhone owners
>>>> to delay upgrades because they don't want to lose features.
>>>> a)What are the best selling iPhones of all time? The 6/6+ and
>>>> 6s/6s+, the last two models that had a headphone jack.
>>>
>>> The SE (1st gen) was the last model launched with a headphone jack. Plus
>>> was significantly cheaper than either the 6 or 6s. So why didn't it have
>>> the highest sales figures?
>>>
>> For those too behind the times to use Bluetooth headphones there are these
>> Lightning adaptors that provide ancient headphone jack capacity. With
>> Bluetooth I can walk around the house untethered to my phone. Progress.
> 
> For those who never took a marketing class in college, Apple strategically
> removes functionality from its devices so that people have to buy it back.

The functionality was being able to plug in ear buds to your phone.

It wasn't removed.