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[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago

Mostly only the charger cares. A tool often only has power contacts. Something "smarter" like a camera with battery life gauges in the menu etc will most likely want to talk to the battery.

But if the company thinks the extra cost in manufacture is worth it, they'll probably choose evil.