I love the stereo minijack, too. But as the author concludes &quot;The truth is we need a new standard for headphones, and we haven’t figured out what that is yet. The shift from 3.5mm to whatever the next standard may be will be painful...&quot;<p>And yet, the first step will require a first step. Apple could take it, and catch hell for it, but hopefully a better future standard would be the result.