Yes my Series 0 and Series 4 both did that. My wifes Series 3 also did it. We dont wear Apple watches anymore

It depends. Garmins also ping internet services. AW must ping more? The question is if the user values those? Personally I only care about weather information and sharing my workout track with my wife. (I do all day bike rides)

Butterfly keyboards until M1 macbooks. We’re in a golden era of macbooks right now. Not been this happy since the 2012 retina macbook pro