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Old 02-06-2016, 10:09 PM   #147
Conan46
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Originally Posted by dgatwood View Post
How many of those users are going to keep buying iPhones if they have to shell out $99 for an out-of-warranty repair to their Lightning jack every time they snag their headphone cord in something? I'm betting none, or very nearly none. So if Apple does this, it will probably be really, really bad for future iPhone sales.




You got that right.
Interesting. That 3.5 jack with earbuds plugged in my ears has actually saved my devices a few times. The device has slipped from my hands and the cord took tension off of the drop. If the jack had just let go of the earbuds the device would have hit much harder.
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