Apple supports the average port for 15 years; the headphone socket is at 32 years<div class="feat-image">
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<p>Many are viewing the expected removal of the headphone socket from the <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-7/" target="_blank">iPhone 7[/url] as a radical move, even by a company noted for its readiness to abandon what it considers to be legacy ports. But a fascinating chart put together by <a href="
http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/29/12054410/apple-tech-death-chart-headphone-jack-ports-usb-c" target="_blank">
The Verge[/url] (below) suggests that perhaps it’s <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/2015/12/02/opinion-iphone-headphone-socket-3-5mm/" target="_blank">not so radical[/url] after all.</p>
<p>It shows that Apple typically supports a port, or I/O standard, for around 15 years. The headphone socket has been in every Apple product since 1984 – some 32 years. Given that Apple has supported it for twice as long as most everything else, perhaps we shouldn’t be quite so surprised …</p>
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http://9to5mac.com/2016/06/30/iphone-7-headphone-socket-apple-ports/#more-437515" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
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Apple supports the average port for 15 years; the headphone socket is at 32 years
