Absolutely Ridiculous: iPod Shuffle Battery

My iPod Shuffle's battery died after 13 months of operation. In order to replace the battery (officially), Apple charges $68.00 (shipping included). The Shuffle only cost $99.00. There's a few articles out there on hacking the Shuffle to replace the battery on your own. This involves using a soldering iron and a lot of fine work, which invariably would lead to damaging the Shuffle in the wrong hands.

Upon further investigation, I found out that Apple doesn't give you your Shuffle back, they just give you a refurbished model. It seems to me that Apple designed the Shuffle's battery to die after a year, exactly when the warranty expires, so they can nail you with a high cost service price. That just plain sucks. Anyone want a dead Shuffle?