Yes, that was the inspiration for this project. I've used pwpush and even suggested some changes to that project. I wanted something more lightweight (non rails) and simpler to integrate. Nothing against pwpush, just my version of it ;)
The iPhone has a home button, power button, and volume buttons that all move. The Macbook's keyboard is comprised of moving parts. There's also the screen hinge which used to be a very common point of failure in laptops.
I received a response from AWS a short time ago regarding this issue. They are able to reproduce the problem and are currently testing a fix. I will send a follow up once we receive confirmation that the issue has been fixed.