On Apple purportedly dropping the 3.5mm audio jack
I don't have strong feelings about this change — my first reaction has been one of quiet resignation — but I'll say it's really unnecessary.
Author: Riccardo Mori
More on iOS 9 and older devices
Apple favoured support and compatibility over user experience, and decided to extend the life of the iPhone 4S and similar devices anyway, when a more reasonable approach would have been to stop support at iOS 8.4.
iOS 9 on the iPad 2
Barely usable, unfortunately.
The first Spotlight interface is still the best
Spotlight in OS X Yosemite and El Capitan is getting better, but I still prefer the original interface it had when it debuted ten years ago in Mac OS X Tiger.
Patronage model? Good luck with that
I think that the patronage model doesn't scale well and may ultimately be unsustainable.