They still make CDs, and in fact they're the only way to get many albums in a lossless digital format with no DRM.
> RCA audio jacks
You must not own a nice stereo amplifier. These are still the norm.
> VGA
90% of the classrooms at the university I work at have projectors with VGA only input. While it doesn't matter to me personally, I can see why some people want their laptop to be able to connect to these "obsolete" cables.
> It’s been probably 4 years since I’ve even used a device with a 3.5mm plug.
Well, good for you? Just like CDs and RCA cables, the 3.5 mm jack still works great. In fact it's the best (in terms of quality and reliability) consumer audio connector we've ever had, and probably ever will have. It's more than understandable why people would complain about having to switch to something that isn't as good. Just because you don't care about these issues doesn't mean that other people shouldn't.
I mean dongle hell is pretty annoying but I do see the argument against having a bunch of ports when there’s an “everything if you wire the pins right” port.
They still make CDs, and in fact they're the only way to get many albums in a lossless digital format with no DRM.
> RCA audio jacks
You must not own a nice stereo amplifier. These are still the norm.
> VGA
90% of the classrooms at the university I work at have projectors with VGA only input. While it doesn't matter to me personally, I can see why some people want their laptop to be able to connect to these "obsolete" cables.
> It’s been probably 4 years since I’ve even used a device with a 3.5mm plug.
Well, good for you? Just like CDs and RCA cables, the 3.5 mm jack still works great. In fact it's the best (in terms of quality and reliability) consumer audio connector we've ever had, and probably ever will have. It's more than understandable why people would complain about having to switch to something that isn't as good. Just because you don't care about these issues doesn't mean that other people shouldn't.