I would point out that the Apple Watch and AirPods are both great rather than dull products, but I strongly suspect the author here was not making a good faith attempt to analyze Tim Cook's product legacy.

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dude250711 a day ago | parent [-]

Removing headphone socket under the premise of thinness just to force consumers into buying wireless ones was a genius move for their profits. They should have made them a bit easier to loose too.

	▲	tpmoney a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Lightning and USB-C adapters have been a thing since that change was made if not before. Even assuming the one time cost of $10 for Apple’s adapter was too rich for your blood, you can get a 5 pack on Amazon for $8. And that’s before you get k to the usb headphones out there. No one, absolutely no one was “forced” to buy wireless headphones.
	▲	notaustinpowers a day ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		The 3.5mm headphone jack adapter is $9. How are they forcing people to buy wireless ones?
	▲	SpicyLemonZest a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I understand why some people get annoyed, but my jeans no longer get a phone bulge pattern worn into them and my headphone cords don't try to strangle me at the gym. For me these were both great innovations.