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Re:Bringing back the iPhone headphone jack, in China by chrisseaton on Thursday September 07, 2017 @06:38AM (#15190516)
> they now get a share of any accessory you connect

Bluetooth audio is an open standard isn't it? I use Bluetooth speakers not made by Apple and not certified for Apple.

And doesn't the iPhone include a headphone adapter? So they don't get any extra share that way either.

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Re:Bringing back the iPhone headphone jack, in China by stuntkite on Thursday September 07, 2017 @06:43AM (#15190542)
Yeah. Bluetooth and BLE don't need to be part of MFi. MFi is about standards for directly connected devices. Which does really have a place in quality control and not destroying your $1000 rectangle. Not that there aren't fake MFI (or harvested from junk electronics) chips for gas station chargers.

[0] https://mfi.apple.com/MFiWeb/getFAQ.action#4-2

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Re:Bringing back the iPhone headphone jack, in China by exikyut on Thursday September 07, 2017 @07:21AM (#15190737)
> "$1000 rectangle"

Sorry, but - lol :D

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Re:Bringing back the iPhone headphone jack, in China by rasz on Thursday September 07, 2017 @10:11AM (#15191984)
>Bluetooth audio is an open standard isn't it?

not if you care about quality, non crappy codecs require aptX with patent fees owed to Qualcomm.

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Re:Bringing back the iPhone headphone jack, in China by voltagex_ on Friday September 08, 2017 @02:34AM (#15198268)
Isn't it possible to send AAC over Bluetooth these days?
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