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Another POV is, why build for the SQLite "ecosystem" at all?

Probably because SQLite is one of (if not THE most) widely used database implementations for IoT software in the world.

That’s like asking why someone made a package for javascript.

SQLite is the most widely used database in the world. Full stop.

after a few things like hosts files which exist on every major operating system including windows

You can find dozens of SQlite databases on a single phone if you want to be pedantic