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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (3 children)

That's probably just the marketing reason. The realistic reason is probably that they want to sell you their brand of wireless earbuds that need to be replaced in a few years tops

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

That conspiracy is one I believe too. Seems too odd that all OEMs dropped their jacks at the same time they started selling buds.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That's it, right there. Artificial exclusivity, that's what it always was anything else is an excuse to look or seem better or less scummy.