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Re:First They Took Our Headphone Jack, Now They’re Taking Ou... by jplayer01 on Saturday September 21, 2019 @05:40PM (#21038076)
> But no matter what, we will have to cope with the fact that they are taking our buttons away, just like they took the physical keyboard and the headphone jack. And eventually, they will eliminate the screen itself, too.

Is that when we've implanted direct interfaces into our brains? How far off is that?

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Re:First They Took Our Headphone Jack, Now They’re Taking Ou... by maimeowmeow on Saturday September 21, 2019 @06:09PM (#21038194)
bet charger is next, use non servicable phone with drm battery for 1 or 2 years before being forced to replace the whole unit when battery runs out.
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Re:First They Took Our Headphone Jack, Now They’re Taking Ou... by ToFab123 on Saturday September 21, 2019 @11:03PM (#21039370)
Contact lenses and voice control i would guess. Artificial eyes also.
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Re:First They Took Our Headphone Jack, Now They’re Taking Ou... by titzer on Sunday September 22, 2019 @01:20AM (#21039808)
In an ad-laden world, I'm not signing up for this.
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