Poor design on the hard shell... but there's a simple solution / suggest

Question

Do you like using the Micro's hard shell casing as a desk-prop? Are you annoyed that you have to unplug and re-plug the headphones from the jack every time you want to take it out (to change the battery, for instance)?
So am I. Plus, I noticed that in the picture of the wireless headphone transmitter mount there is not such inconvinent bar. Inspired by this, I found a simple solution: Cut a path for the jack through that narrow bar of plastic at the top of the shell. It doesn't seem to weaken the shell, and it frees you up to insert and remove the Micro without fear of wearing out your headphone jack.
It's easy enough to fit, but making it this way at the factory should be something for Creative to consider for the next production run.

Answer 1

I'm not saying cut the whole **bleep** top off, just a small channel through it for the headphone jack; there is still the majority of the top to keep the pressure on from above. Plus, most the resistance is from the bottom and two thicker bands of foam-like ,material on the lateral sides of the case. The tope seems a little superfluous, as shown by the willingness to skip that part in the wireless headphone transmitter base.
That being said, I use the shell as a desk prop far more than as a belt clip, so I may have just never (ie: not yet) come across a belt-clip problem with it after I cut away the headphone jack channel. My major worry is htat I haven't filed the edges down and this might speed the shell's breakage somehow...
anyway...