Crazy story about cursed tech from the other site:

"True Apple lightning devices are more expensive to make. So instead of conforming to the Apple standard, these companies have made headphones that receive audio via bluetooth — avoiding the Apple specification — while powering the bluetooth chip via a wired cable, thereby avoiding any need for a battery."

https://x.com/joshwhiton/status/1796222090216886682

This presentation by @HalvarFlake seems relevant to the issue...

Security, Moore’s law, and the anomaly of cheap complexity

https://rule11.tech/papers/2018-complexitysecuritysec-dullien.pdf