It's now sold out in most countries, suggesting there's no stock left
  • 🤔 One of Apple’s most famous accessories seems to have been discontinued
  • 👋 The Lightning to 3.5mm jack adapter has sold out in the US
  • 🌎 It’s also not available in other countries
  • 🎧 The adapter was introduced in 2016 when Apple removed the headphone jack from the iPhone 7
  • EleventhHour@lemmy.worldEnglish
    220·
    5 hours ago

    For those not hallucinating, the headline and article says “discontinued”. Not “sold out”.

    Apple does not discontinue products that are popular. The obvious conclusion is that nobody wanted this bullshit.

    • Patch@feddit.ukEnglish
      121·
      3 hours ago

      Apple made the transition a little easier for those who weren’t ready to give up on their wired headphones by including a $9 adapter. However, it looks like it could now be confined to the annals of history, as the Lightning to 3.5mm jack adapter has sold out in the US and other countries, suggesting Apple may have quietly discontinued it

      It says “sold out” and “discontinued”. The latter is currently just speculation.

        • Patch@feddit.ukEnglish
          5·
          4 hours ago

          Speculation in the sense that the article says it’s "suggested’, and the source cited is “Mac Rumours”.

          Not sure why you’re being so weird about it.