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They won't sell a billion because the price premium is still significant, and the vast majority of people aren't even aware it exists.
Part of that premium is just being a small manufacturer... That is a premium with no actual intrinsic benefit, and even has drawbacks of its own.
Part is its unique build, which delivers benefits, but drives up costs as well.
Those are benefits that you have to pay a lot for up front... And may not get to cash in on for years (if ever!)
And that's not without trade-offs either.
To me the real upside to the adaptors is damage mitigation. The adaptor takes the brunt of any lateral/vertical forces, preserving the internal USB-C jack.
All in all, that's a decent bit of trade off.
For me it's enough (I'm stalling tho. I don't love the I). But I'm enough of a tinkerer that I'm happy to replace a failing part for damage or upgrade, etc. Hinge, Screen, Storage, RAM, being the most likely culprits, plus an upgraded mainboard at some point.
Personally I’m fine with the higher upfront cost if it means I can potentially pay less in the long term.