Apple be damned: the humble headphone jack has survived for more than a century

Saturday, September 10, 2016 - 05:41 in Mathematics & Economics

Apple made waves this week when it announced its next iPhone won't have a traditional headphone jack. But what made the 3.5-mm plug such a ubiquitous, universal standard, to the point where almost no one today even thinks about it?

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