No one claimed that. Reducing the number of parts doesn’t imply that every single one should be removed.

there are indeed people in this comment area claiming that they'd prefer mostly analog appliances

but generally a wifi/bluetooth chip isn't going to be the point of failure that brings down an entire appliance... most work without them

I've replaced a lot of logic boards and it's usually something every board needs upstream like a voltage regulator or a capacitor that brings it down