iPod New Shuffle, Old Earbuds...WTF??

[abeyk]

So all iPods are upgraded, the Shuffle seems to be the one with more changes, and only the high-end versions come with the new headphones... What happened?? It doesn't make sense to me, I thought the old buds were totally discontinued. Quite disappointing to hear this; if the new buds are actually much better than the previous ones, then why keep a product with the old ones..???

 

[WildCowboy]

Thread on it here...I don't think there was ever an indication that they would ship with new earbuds. All of the promo photos for the new shuffle showed it with the old ones.