You'll have nobody to blame but the other vendors, and I think they'd be stupid to follow Apple here. The answer to headphones that Apple has now is the Lightning connector/adapter plus their wireless solution.
Other companies have nothing. Can USB-C do the job? Do they have a wireless standard they can all agree on? I have my doubts.
> Getting the telcos...
They have no say in it. You can use an unlocked phone on any network you want. You can already build your own phone with a Rasperry Pi and a GSM module. There's really nothing they can do.
They won't sell it in their retail stores, that's a huge barrier, but not if you don't care.
You'll have nobody to blame but the other vendors, and I think they'd be stupid to follow Apple here. The answer to headphones that Apple has now is the Lightning connector/adapter plus their wireless solution.
Other companies have nothing. Can USB-C do the job? Do they have a wireless standard they can all agree on? I have my doubts.
> Getting the telcos...
They have no say in it. You can use an unlocked phone on any network you want. You can already build your own phone with a Rasperry Pi and a GSM module. There's really nothing they can do.
They won't sell it in their retail stores, that's a huge barrier, but not if you don't care.