I think you mean oil filters. BMW does the same thing, as does VW. it's just an element rather than a whole metal canister. I don't know whether there are any plus points mechanically, but it does make the filters much cheaper than spin-on type and less metal going into landfill.
I am not sure about vacuum oil extraction. It's been slated online for being less effective than a full gravity drain. It's common in USA where oil and filter changes are performed While-U-Shop at Walmart, for example. America does lean, on occasions, towards the change it often and use the cheapest oil approach. I'm not a fan of this method.