Apple not fixing iPods?

[Triumph]

I just read an article that said Apple will not fix iPods out of warranty. So if your iPod breaks after the first year, your only recourse will be to buy a new one.

Supposedly Apple has gone as far to tell people that iPods are intended to die after a year. This all sounds a little fishy to me, so can anyone confirm or refute this? I understand not providing a repair service for free out of warranty, but offering no avenue to repair the devices, that is strange.