This isn't DRM; I mean, yes they used something which rendered all earphones useless on their own, but I don't think Apple did it with evil intentions. I for on

This isn't DRM; I mean, yes they used something which rendered all earphones useless on their own, but I don't think Apple did it with evil intentions. I for one like the new design, I'd rather they stretched out and gave the shuffle market (which I'd imagine is mainly people on the go) an innovative design to enhance the experience than worry about rubbish like this.