"<a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt2Wsrc97xw&amp;t=0m56s"">0:56</a> You might not be aware of this", but Cupertino (the location of Apple HQ) has a T in it. It isn't "Cooperino" lol. As for Apple paving the way forward rather than "listening to consumer demands", I seem to recall a similar argument regarding Flash support in the iPhone browser. Everyone was throwing a fit, saying the phone was useless without Flash support, that Flash powers the web and wasn't going anywhere any time soon, and that Apple was being foolish and not listening to consumers. Remember how that turned out? Then there was the headphone jack - another big nothing burger. I suspect removing the charging port will be the same thing; people will bug out about it first, but eventually they'll realize it's the better design, and every other smartphone manufacturer will copy them. If Apple ditches charging ports entirely, I anticipate that every smartphone will lack a charging port within the next 2 years. The reality is, most consumers don't actually know what they want; they need innovative companies to pave the way for them and show them what they <i>actually</i> wanted. That's why Apple is a quadrillion dollar company, whereas Motorola (the former mobile-phone king; remember the Razr?) is dead.