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No, lots of other people also understand that they're swindlers.
Whoosh. It wasn't about "the average consumer", it's about why people are upset about trends in a market, even if it's not something they would ever buy.
LOL you actually thought this ever had anything to do with saving money? Did you not notice that they also released another product simultaneously that now makes enough money on its own to be a Fortune 500 company? They created a problem and then immediately turned around and sold people a solution. Absolute masterclass in swindling.
And lots of other people like their stuff and might want to buy this. I'm not one of them, but I'm happy they can get something they like. Why isn't that good enough?
It's absolutely about the average consumer. Do you honestly believe Samsung removed the 3.5 jack simply because apple did and they're conditioned to follow apple? They follow money. The money is in thinner, lighter, and better water resistance. The money is there because that's what the average consumer actually wants.
And how does that help the competing manufacturers who also removed their 3.5 jack?
Why isn't people liking something they were swindled into paying way too much money for not good enough? Do you really have to ask that? Maybe you can ask the anti-trust regulators why they feel the need to protect people from themselves?
It's absolutely not. It's not about what the consumer wants at all. These companies didn't remove them because customers wanted them removed. They removed so that they couldn't use them anymore.
Because they also made buckets of money removing them. Every fucking one of them removed the jack and then immediately introduced new Bluetooth headphones that were several hundred dollars. Even Fairphone went down this hole.
No one makes money selling $7 wired headphones.
Are you beginning to understand how things you don't buy still affect you yet?
So we're back to "everyone is stupid except for me".
So we're back to "everyone is stupid except for me".
Customers want thin, light, and good water resistance. Removing a port barely anyone uses was an easy way to achieve that and the vast majority of customers don't miss it.
So we're back to "everyone is stupid except for me".
No we're not. I've already addressed this, please scroll up.
If your strategy is to repeat the same nonsense over and over without addressing my rebuttal then you can go ahead and stop replying to me.
Yes, we are. If you believe people have to be tricked or manipulated into valuing different features than you do, you're just using a lot of extra words to say "everyone is stupid except for me".
It's not what I believe and it's not what I've said. I was very clear about what my position and you're just intentionally misrepresenting it. You're being blocked now, goodbye.
You were very clear that you believe everyone is stupid except for you, yes.