Do you have a source that supports your claim, that the market asked for 3.5 mm jacks to go away?

That's not what the parent commenter said. They said consumers don't care, not that they asked for the jacks to go away. You're misrepresenting.

But in terms of consumers not caring, yes:

https://www.androidauthority.com/ting-headphone-jack-survey-...

It's objectively not a popular feature or something the vast majority of consumers are looking for.

Most people prefer Bluetooth because you don't need to deal with annoying wires getting tangled, ripping your earbuds out, etc.

Again, it's not that the market asked for the jacks to go away, they just don't care. And when there's something that consumers don't care about, companies tend to remove it. The jack takes up volume. Not huge, but on phones every cubic millimeter counts. And it's one more thing that can break.

And if you really want a jack, there's a $9 adapter you can just keep attached to your headphones. So everyone wins.

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normie3000 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> Most people prefer Bluetooth because you don't need to deal with annoying wires getting tangled, ripping your earbuds out, etc.

Thanks for this summary. I feel sad to be in a minority who prefer wired headphones. For me it's because all their failures you listed are issues I can understand and mitigate. But when bluetooth goes wrong, what do I do? Usually:

1. turn off both devices and then turn them back on again 2. try to reconnect 3. if step 2 failed, give up and try again another day

I don't learn anything. I feel infantilised and helpless.

	▲	crazygringo an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, I think that's why a lot of people stick to same-brand or trusted brands -- AirPods "just work" with iPhones, in ways that other Bluetooth earbuds don't always.