In 1997 they had a proprietary Apple plaintak 3.5mm connector that was longer. In 2009 they moved controls from the shuffle to the headphone to force their thing again. And this is just on one plug.
They are the company of proprietary hardware and this is how they play.
that gen of Shuffle was a disaster and then they redesigned the little square one to make it better. Imo the Shuffle as it is now is one of the best devices ever designed.
They are the company of proprietary hardware and this is how they play.