I'm proud to say that I'm the owner of a worn, tattered iPod Touch, second generation. I cracked the screen two years ago at my previous place of work, but the crack didn't spider and only goes horizontal across the bottom part of the screen. The unit otherwise functions perfectly fine, although the battery at this point in its life tends to run down rather quickly.
I'll have to consider making the purchase of a newer generation iPod Touch to replace it, some day. My current iPod has served me quite well over the years.