I'm sorry, but how the heck is putting a chip in a pair of headphones "impeding competition and innovation"? How is this chip stopping Microsoft from coming up with their own version of an MP3 player that doesn't have a display or buttons and tells the listener what song they are listening to?

Don't get me wrong here, I'm not all that happy with Apple doing this. If I had a favorite pair of headphones, I wouldn't be able to buy this iPod Shuffle since the headphones would not work with the player.

Plus, if you don't like what Apple did with the player, then show them by *not buying the Shuffle*. Not really a hard call here.

So please, explain why the EFF needs to get involved with this. Thanks.