I call bullshit on the given reason
Truth be told I had plenty of times where that stuff never left the box. The usb-c cable from my iPhone 15 pro max is still in the box as well
Realistically do you really need a new pair of headphones and power adapters in every box? Once I got my airpods, I’ve never turned back to the old headphones and never would. For the power cord, I got the USB-C cord with the 15 and have plenty of power bricks laying around from prior purchases. Apple saves money by not providing these things, but at some point it would be excessive and useless for me anyway.
I haven’t used wired headphones with my phone since the iPhone 3GS. So many of the accessories stay in the box
Yea, my first iphone was the X and even that I didn’t use what was in the box. I had to buy that stuff offhand, but the next phone (13 Pro) I already had the lightning cord and airpods.
I think the annoying part was when they changed the cord to usb c to lightning, while also trying to say well everyone already has the boxes! Everyone had usb a boxes, so plenty of people still had to buy usb c boxes
Power adapters, yeah. I still don’t have many usb c power bricks so I would like to get some more with my devices
Yep. I have about a dozen old Apple wall chargers and those awful wired headphones.
Also, if you’re looking for a gift for someone you hate, a brand new pair of those headphones will do it. They’ll know you spent good money to intentionally get them a truly awful experience.
Because shipping new bricks and headphones that most people already have 4 or 5 of is stupid and wasteful. The smaller box allows them to ship more product per container, reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Just like they said.
Sure, they also save money by not including the accessories.
Big fking deal.
Greed
As with many things, its to cut costs And the environment is their justification for their cutting of costs
To save (them) money. You probably didn’t need them anyway. But also, to save money.
Environment. Also money. I dunno why people are still complaining when, much like the headphone jack, the competition are now doing the same
Money 💸
Most people they go right in the trash, most Apple customers are loyal to the ecosystem, we have magnetic chargers already and AirPods. Majority of us don’t care so it’s just a waste of money, and bad for environment. Even if it raises price only $2, I’d much rather have the $2. The one thing that does wear out we may use is the cable and they include that.
Cost cutting. Business is business.
Unnecessary waste and it saves money.
M O N E Y
Money!
main reason is cost for shipping and saving money. reasoning behind it is because everyone has a set of headphones and everyone has a power adapter already, why ship out more? you can ship almost double the phones resulting in about half the money spent on shipping. not to mention not having to make more adapters and headphones.
Money