@cgiffard Right now, there's no better solution out there so if I were them I would leave as is until there is but I'm sure they made their choice already and it will get ugly. Dealbreakers for tons of people at this rate.

I feel this would only drive more Beats sales which is disgusting really. I'm sure won't get another iPhone without a jack. Plus as you said, a design move that has lots of pain.

@cgiffard

LRP: It's sad what iOS gaming has become now.

A good piece comparing between Signal, WhatsApp and Allo [theintercept.com]
Signal is best if you want true encryption.

The kernel of iOS 10 preview released last week was not encrypted, puzzling researchers [www.technologyreview.com]
Wow, guess they have explaining to do…

Yep, I bet it's going to be a dealbreaker for a lot of people. Will be drawbacks.

Congrats!!

I got $22.00 as an Amazon credit due to that settlement with Apple. Not bad I guess, probably use it later in the summer.

Removing headphone jack from phones is something no one is asking for and has serious drawbacks including poor compatibility, accessibility, DRM audio, more [www.theverge.com]
He's right on, dealbreakers everywhere.

Mighty No. 9's launch a huge mess [venturebeat.com]
Maybe they should have delayed it more for testing reasons.