Precisely. They removed the 3.5mm jack to sell AirPods, and they ended up selling a ton. They want you to buy into their whole ecosystem, and something like a cable is a foot in the door (more eyeballs on their website or in their stores when you inevitably need a new one).
Their PR makes less sense than the cynical reasoning, so I believe the cynical reasoning.
Their PR makes less sense than the cynical reasoning, so I believe the cynical reasoning.