I don't get why this whole "they used to support it but removed it" is supposed to be an argument for anything.
I don't get why this whole "they used to support it but removed it" is supposed to be an argument for anything.
More seriously, the fact that Apple previously implemented something and then removed that implementation gives us multiple pieces of information: they are technically capable of implementing it (not a huge surprise), at one point they thought that it was a good idea to implement it, at a later point they thought that it was not a good idea to implement it, they're willing to backtrack on implementation decisions in certain situations, etc... Depending on how you weight these different pieces of information, you can reach different conclusions about how likely reimplementation is in the future.
(Those extensions are for a Passkey manager to "solemnly swear" to an RP that a key was involved in some sort of MFA dance such as PIN unlock or biometric unlock and maybe a little bit of rough detail of what sort. Much more rough than Attestation details and not attested claims at all so a Passkey manager could lie about them, but that's enough for the sort of regulatory compliance or "due diligence" that many Banks might need from consumers to replace existing MFA logins with Passkeys. It is a relatively strong bulwark against attestation requirements for consumers.)
Do you have any argument for why they would add it back?