I'm sure this allows them to drop a lot of legacy. Keeping the shuffle means continuing to support a non-Darwin based OS [1] and any legacy protocols it used.

I'm sure this allows them to drop a lot of legacy. Keeping the shuffle means continuing to support a non-Darwin based OS [1] and any legacy protocols it used. It's continuing to be a shrinking market, so I can't imagine investing much r&d to add support for current services. Another poster asked why not use Apple Watch guts to update the Nano. I'm sure for similar reasons including the hardware used in the watch is likely significantly more expensive than what's in the nano, now. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixo