A brief history of Apple killing standards you loved - and others you didn't

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The iPhone 7. Notice anything missing?

Apple has officially killed the headphone jack.

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Are you over it yet? It's okay, I don't like it either. Nevertheless, it's worth remembering that Apple has helped lead the tech world down a path like this many times before. And in most cases, we've all come out alright.

So, to help you take a deep breath, let's take a quick stroll down memory lane. In the process, you might see just how familiar our current headphone jack apocalypse actually is.

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