I hate you, Apple

Not that this is any news for the internet (see here, here and here, for example), but the build-quality of the stock iPhone earbuds is not the best. Point in case: mine after not even a year of not-too heavy use (i.e. half an hour twice a day, on my bike-ride to and from the EPFL).

Why, Apple, why? I already shelled out oodles of money for your frankly excellent phone, do you really have to gouge me some more?
What's that? You do?
Sigh.