I think the reply was sarcastic due to your misspelling of "brick-and-mortar". It's not an odd word choice, see also https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/07/app

I think the reply was sarcastic due to your misspelling of "brick-and-mortar". It's not an odd word choice, see also https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/07/apple-reports-third-quarter-results/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/07/apple-reports-third-q... and many others