Anyone that doesnt adopt innovation ends up holding onto archaic technology. The same people judged for the removal of CD drives. It’s usually always a minority voice and it doesn’t have much value in the overall trend of technology and market adoption.
The technology is exactly the same. They just eliminated a standard connector from their design and now require you to supply your own DAC; either as a dongle or integrated into the headphones.
It is in fact not exactly the same. Because the innovation allows slimmer, lighter design and pushes society to adopt wireless which is ultimately inevitable.
