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But I have never claimed that "people don't use phones for music", I claimed that most people don't use their phone to listen to music on their headphones.. Many do, me included, but most simply don't..
But I don't conclude that nobody cares.. Obviously at least some people care, this post was made by somebody who does for example.. But the thing is that a majority of people don't..
You keep making the same point: majority/most people didn't care so it's ok. I get it. You have a different standard. If a corporation can get away with something because most people will still blindly buy it's product it's ok for them to do it. But for me what Apple did was wrong. Mini jack was not obsolete, significant (for me, I know not significant enough for you) number of people were still using it and their decision didn't result in a better or cheaper product. It just made them more money while removing important feature for a lot of people (again, I know, not enough for you to care). And I simply try not to reward such behavior. Even you admitted they only did it for profit, not to deliver better product but you just don't care. That's fine, just don't criticize people that do care. It costs as little to protest (by avoiding companies that do the same) and we'll do it as long as we can.
You made a claim that I wrote something I didn't write, do you expect me to just let you put words into my mouth?
The vast majority of people interested in the fairphone have "a different standard"..
Ok, great, you have an opinion. An opinion I can completely understand. What does it have to do with this post though?
It wasn't. But it's not 2017 anymore..
Of course they did, why else would they do it, they are a company.
I will criticize whoever I want because it's fucking annoying to have the self-rightous jack defenders pretend martyrers proudly proclaim that they will sacrifice themself and not buy the newest fairphone because "fairphone went against community demands" and act as if they are the majority and represent the views of "the community" IN 2023..
They don't.. Most people in the fairphone community didn't care about the jack back when it was removed.. Most members of the community preferred a slimmer phone to a headphone jack back when the last fairphone was released. And despite of this, you still had some loud-mouths who acted as if their opinions alone represent "the community", ignored all the discussion in the community and claimed that fairphone acted against community interest.
And as "a member of the fairphone community", I didn't say anything, like most who don't care about the jack, because I don't care about the jack, I care about being able to change parts, I care about it lasting for many years and I care about it being small enough to fit in my pocket comfortably.
That was years ago, back when the fairphone decided to do this. And now, the upcoming model doesn't bring it back (to the surprise of virtually nobody) and you have the same wannabe martyrers saying stuff like "just bring it back, how hard can it be, the community demands it".. No, the community doesn't demand it.. The community demands a modular and long lasting phone that is slim and cheap at the same time..
Do whatever pointless posturing you want, just don't act as if you are in the majority or represent all of a community when you don't..
Devil's Advocate as I agree with you, but feel this point should be covered:
Why not make a headphone jack module? If the phone is so easy to repair, then it should be pretty modular, so giving a choice (and probably making it one of the most expensive modules because the demand is DEFINITELY not going to be there to make it cheap through numbers) could not hurt and only help the FairPhone, right?
Again, Devil's advocate, I already know a few potential arguments, but I feel like it was a point being ignored that should be covered