Fried speakers were historically first order. Not only that, but they employed a series topology that, despite its simplicity, is over the head of most in this industry. Among their myriad advantages, one interesting trait about series crossover is they are not limited to 6 db/octave slopes in the way the products mentioned above are.
Mass-fi speakers use first order crossovers as well. Forget about any desire for purist sonics (I happen to believe are the best with first order crossover), all they really want to do is to protect the tweeter from burning up, doing so as cheaply as possible.