The great thing about the 3.5mm and 6.35mm jack is that I can use old hardware that still works great with new headphones. The equipment I spend money on <i>lasts</i> and continues to work as I upgrade individual parts over a long period of time. The consumer wins.<p>OTOH, you can&#x27;t argue with their business model! Decades-old standards are <i>meant</i> to be deprecated, especially at the expense of the consumer. &#x2F;s