Apple said it took “courage” to remove the audio jack port from the iPhone 7 and replace it with wireless audio. Microsoft hasn’t yet mustered the courage to cut the aging port.

Microsoft has retained the headphone jack as a minimum hardware requirement for Windows 10 Mobile smartphones. The company declined to comment if it would make the headphone jack an optional port.

The headphone jack port isn’t a requirement for other Windows devices, including laptops, desktops, tablets, or IoT devices.

Apple gave several reasons for removing the port, saying it was old technology, and said it blocked the integration of newer technologies in the already compact iPhone 7.

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