Face it, as nice as the whole unified design on ipods and the iphone look, I want to be able to replace my battery easily if it goes bad, and have the ability to carry spares. Not those stupid 3rd party battery packs that plug into the dock port. When you plug stuff like that in, for extra battery life, not only does it take away from the design aesthetic of the ipod/iphone, it makes it bulkier, harder to store in a pocket/purse/backpack, and heavier. Apple knows design better than anyone, so they should have no problem making an ipod/iphone/anything that has a slot for a removable battery, and still keep the design nice and clean. Not being able to replace the battery if it drains on my ipod, when i'm out and about, is downright annoying, and on something like the iphone, which people would be relying on alot for communication and planning/schedules/tasks, is not only annoying, but downright impractical, and could possibly hurt iphone sales.

So Apple, please hear us all when we say: "Give us easy battery access!"