It was the most controversial point before the presentation of the iPhone 7 and it continues to be so a month later. We are talking about the headphone port removal 3.5mm, one more reason why Apple, even without being the first company to do so, is receiving a lot of criticism. Among these criticisms are not those of Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple and, of the two geniuses, the one who really understood some hardware.
En an interview With TechRadar, iWoz says that «There weren't many people using it. I never used it. For those who use it, you can buy a small adapter«. It is true that buying an adapter is not among anyone's plans, but it is also true that this adapter is included in the box of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, something that reduces - does not eliminate - much of the problem. But these new statements contradict what Wozniak himself stated at the time he learned of Apple's plans.
Wozniak changes his mind and now welcomes the removal of the 3.5mm port
Initially, Wozniak said that the change was going to make many users stop buying the iPhone 7 due to the absence of the 3.5mm headphone port, something that Actualidad iPhone can confirm from the comments you wrote, especially during the summer. What could have made you change your mind? Well, if we take into account that iWoz always says what he thinks and did not give any further explanations, we can speculate and say that it didn't seem right at first but that, seen in perspective and looking forward, Apple is right.
On the other hand, in the interview he also spoke of Apple Watch, a device that he also spoke badly in the past and with which he has also changed his mind, since now he loves it. Wozniak says that «I use it quite a bit in things in my life… I enjoy using it and having it. And when I don't wear it, I don't even know I'm wearing it«.
Reading this part of the interview, I am left with the feeling that Steve Wozniak is experiencing a bit what many users do, something that he has already taken care of saying. Steve Jobs when asked why he didn't do market research: Apple's qx-CEO said something like 'people don't know what they want until they see it«. And is that if the latest movements of the Cupertino have been able to change the opinion of someone as important as Wozniak, who am I to oppose them?