On September 27, 2016 at 12:38, kgossen said...
Of course it was done to sell more sh*t, this is Apple.
Before the iPhone you bought and carried around your blackberry, your digital camera, your digital voice recorder, your GPS, your iPod and so on and so forth.
Thanks to apple (and the companies that copied them) you have 1 device to buy and carry around. Even with the headphone dongle you are still right side up on the deal and you just need a little space in your pocket vs a rolling suit case for your other gadgets.