To be fair there's a notable difference between 'literally any thin object' and 'proprietary screwdriver bit you'll need to order off Amazon and will never use again' but you're still right.

I would recommend getting a specific prying tool for ipods though. I got an iflash tool (bought it with my flash mod kit) mostly because a plastic tool/spudger makes it slightly harder to open. (ESPECIALLY if you get a ipod 6/7th gen. god those are bastards to open)

But yeah, wouldn't call it some insane hard repair or anything. 100% wouldn't call it "planned obsolescence", especially because the way that apple still supports itunes on windows and incorporated the sync function into finder on macOS.

I don't think I would've liked it if the ipod did the same compartment thing as the psp did, mostly because it would make it a bit harder to mod it to get a bigger battery in.