My guess is they don't want peripherals and they don't want complex software. Not having these things means their hardware is powerful and impressive at runnin

My guess is they don't want peripherals and they don't want complex software. Not having these things means their hardware is powerful and impressive at running 14th-gen cooking timers and the like with no loftier goals to aim for, and they never have to worry about backwards compatibility either. You can pass devices down to your kids knowing they'll be able to run 15th and 16th-gen cooking timers just fine, even 17th and 18th-gen cooking timers. Maybe not 19th or 20th-gen cooking timers, as there are limits to their generosity.