Yeah, fully agreed. I think it helps that Apple fairly recently reinforced their belief in that approach with their AirPower charger fiasco[0] as well. Everyone was excited for it, and then it got quietly canceled, with people still bringing it up occasionally. Announcing ahead of time ended up blowing up in their face, lesson learned.

0. https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/5/22611234/apple-airpower-wi...