On one level I feel disappointed because of the history of music listening experiences I have had since the first iPod. It just feels strange that Apple is removing “THE” audio port on a device that’s had one since the beginning, how could they etc etc. However, I don’t think this is a good enough reason to despair for too long. I don’t miss having to plug a phone cord or ethernet cord into my computer because wifi has improved the experience of getting a device on the internet so greatly.
Recently I got my first $20-40 bluetooth earbuds from Amazon to use for chores around the house and mowing the lawn and they are so convenient since the cord isn’t snagging on everything. I think further expanding the wireless headphone market and making the wireless syncing experience much easier can only be good things, even if it feels like removing the headphone jack was maybe one or two iPhone versions too early.
I wonder if Apple will end up removing the headphone jack on the iPods too.