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- Apple execs defend removal of ‘dinosaur’ headphone jack
Posted by : Brij Bhushan
Wednesday 7 September 2016
There are a number of reasons why Apple decided to move on from the headphone jack. BuzzFeed today sat down to talk about some of them with a foursome of Apple executives including VP of worldwide marketing Phil Chiller, VP of hardware engineering Dan Riccio, VP iOS, iPad and iPhone marketing Greg Joswiak and head-honcho Tim Cook. At its core, the Apple execs decided it was time to move away from the 3.5mm jack for a number of reasons: it’s old and antiquated, it takes up too much space and it’s hard to waterproof things with holes in it. According to…
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