It's now sold out in most countries, suggesting there's no stock left
  • 🤔 One of Apple’s most famous accessories seems to have been discontinued
  • 👋 The Lightning to 3.5mm jack adapter has sold out in the US
  • 🌎 It’s also not available in other countries
  • 🎧 The adapter was introduced in 2016 when Apple removed the headphone jack from the iPhone 7
  • EleventhHour@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 month ago

    Because, after all the crybaby tantrums, it turns out that nobody really wanted a headphone jack, they just wanted to be whiny cunts. This is the proof.

    Go on and throw a tantrum and downvote. The proof is here. Everyone who pissed their pants complaining about this was wrong. Nobody gave a shit in the end other than for their own ability to whine and complain.

    Meanwhile, all of the adults in the room just moved to Bluetooth. Most of us did it years before this change. And that’s why they remove the headphone jack. That’s why everyone else is doing it too.

      • EleventhHour@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        For those not hallucinating, the headline and article says “discontinued”. Not “sold out”.

        Apple does not discontinue products that are popular. The obvious conclusion is that nobody wanted this bullshit.

        • Patch@feddit.ukEnglish
          16·
          1 month ago

          Apple made the transition a little easier for those who weren’t ready to give up on their wired headphones by including a $9 adapter. However, it looks like it could now be confined to the annals of history, as the Lightning to 3.5mm jack adapter has sold out in the US and other countries, suggesting Apple may have quietly discontinued it

          It says “sold out” and “discontinued”. The latter is currently just speculation.

            • Patch@feddit.ukEnglish
              10·
              1 month ago

              Speculation in the sense that the article says it’s "suggested’, and the source cited is “Mac Rumours”.

              Not sure why you’re being so weird about it.

      • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        You can sell out on anything, no matter how unpopular it is, if you don’t make enough of them. How many of these things did they actually make?

    • realitista@lemm.eeEnglish
      13·
      1 month ago

      Imagine simping for a 3 trillion dollar company that did this for the sole purpose of making more money on wireless earbuds. SMH.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      10·
      1 month ago

      nobody really wanted a headphone jack

      My phone has a jack. It’s why I bought it. I use a pair of corded earbuds for calls and music.

      Why be all Joe Rogan about people who want a headphone jack? What’s it get you to call people whiny and children?

    • locuester@lemmy.zipEnglish
      7·
      1 month ago

      That’s certainly a good possibility.

      Could it instead be related to them discontinuing the lightning port on all devices, and usb-c to 3.5mm adapters are available for $2 on temu so they’re not bothering? Is that alternate reality also possible?

      A follow up, if wired headphones actually are unpopular, why are there pages and pages of sellers in all marketplaces selling usb-c to 3.5mm adapters?

    • EngineerGaming@feddit.nlEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      I did buy a pair of wireless headphones, but the earbuds are staying wired. The headphones have a large, easy-to-replace battery that lasts a couple of weeks easily - while earbuds don’t. Some people might be inconvenienced by having to charge another device. Plus, Bluetooth doesn’t have the same audio quality - not as important for me, but might be for some people.