I think Beats fits the apple model perfectly and it looks like there is another standard headphone jack emerging as some android phones have already beat Apple to removing the 3.5 mm jack. It is called a USB Type-C Audio connection, it is digital not analog like the 3.5 mm jack. The digital headphones and digital signal will be a far better sound than the lossy analog alternative of the 1900's. Sorry dude, but this was just a matter of time . Go ahead, ditch Apple, you wont get around this problem in the future.
hmmm. thanks for sharing, I didn't know this. good point worth reconsidering...