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We used to have earbuds that don't need to be charged because they had a headphone jack, didn't get lost so easily because they had a cord attached to a headphone jack, never lost the bluetooth connection because they had a headphone jack, and they cost less because they had a headphone jack. https://bsky.app/profile/daisyfm.bsky.social/post/3l3mfjc6sn62k

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[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 months ago (5 children)

This issue is solely the fault of capitalism. By removing choice you are forced to by a more premium product, but you're advertised it by all the supposed benefits: one less external opening on the phone, no more tangled headphones, no more dealing with headphones that only work when the cord is plugged in just right, no more chance of your headphone port going bad.

They skip over the fact that most of these issues are directly problematic because of cost cutting and designed obsolescence (aka engineered lifetimes). The opening is one thing, but headphones tangle in pockets easily because they use such thin flimsy cords. Same thing goes for cords breaking in the lining and only working at certain angles: a more robust cord would be less prone to issues.

On top of this, the entire designs of phones not having repairability in mind is the only reason that a headphone port breaking is a big deal. If they were designed to be disassembled with replacement parts being readily available, it wouldn't be an issue. They could even make the ports more robust to decrease failure rate.

[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

see also: smart TVs, phones without replaceable batteries

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago

One word:

Backwards compatibility.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Capitalism also solves the phone jack problem, with the retail availability of USB-C to 3.5mm stereo adapters. Here's a Pixel OEM one for $8 on ebay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/276001290580

I never got rid of my wired headphones, all I had to do was plug their jack into the USB-C dongle and plug that into the phone.

I also have bluetooth earbuds but they don't sound as good as my wired ones, and I also use them less because of 3 other minor hassles: battery charging, my wife steals them, and my wife loses them. Wired ones have none of those issues.

[–] Zess@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago

I'm sorry you liked something that is rightfully becoming obsolete 🙁 people liked landlines and beepers too ☹️☹️