https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-dont-be-evil-from-1826153393
It’s been a while since they distanced themselves from that motto.
But you can still buy all the older systems. It’s not like they stopped producing or supporting older standards. Both my local shop and the webshop I use have all cassettes from 7-12 gears. Neither currently has 13 gear cassetes, though.
No doubt an unpopular opinion, but I’d rather keep the IP rating than be able to swap my own battery without the phone becoming a literal brick.
I doubt this is a scenario where we can have both.