Apple wants you to buy their headphones for iPhone
In classic Apple form, the company seemingly wants you to exclusively buy their earbud headphones for use with their iPhone as opposed to any other headphones you may or may not want to use. Flickr user vrogy has the scoop and the pic:
“It’s very simple- the curvature and insetting of the iphone housing prevents anything but very small audio plugs… i.e. mac hardware. Classic hardware lock-in.”
In a statement to Smooth Harold, Apple CEO Steve Jobs rhetorically asked, “We’d be stupid not to exploit and cash in on our insanely loyal consumer base, right?”*
*Steve Jobs really didn’t say this, but I can’t imagine the thought process being much different.
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June 30th, 2007 at 11:23 am
It’d be weird if they didn’t do that. Get a $5 adapter…http://thenewsroom.com/details/453236?c_id=wom-bc-js
July 2nd, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Apple could also be passively encouraging (read: forcing) consumers to invest in some Bluetooth headsets/headphones too. Still somewhat sinister, but at least it’s the future. No wires, baby!
July 4th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Harold, you didn’t answer the big question: were you among the throngs at Gateway, lined up for the new iPhone?