Would it be more ethical if they could but never did release this feature? Because that is essentially what you are advocating for, considering no public company could foot the bill in perpetuity.

The way this probably plays out is by the time the 2 years is up or shortly thereafter this will be subsidized by the gov.

Apple is leaving quite a bit of money on the table here, while simultaneously spending quite a bit. Wipe the entitlement from your eyes and recognize this for what it is.

> considering no public company could foot the bill in perpetuity.

iPhone margins do allow for it.

> Wipe the entitlement from your eyes and recognize this for what it is.

Sir, let me very calmly ask you to please behave better in discussions here.

So you can call certain behavior despicable but I can't call your behavior entitled. That sounds pretty entitled.

The body of the missing person had been found after 4 days of search. She still held her Phone in her hand displaying the Message: "Please update your credit card information to purchase this subscription. The free usage ended 6 days ago".

It was a mandatory requirement from the governments that issued the spectrum licenses, that's all.

That’s never been the case for satellite service - ever.

Well, this is the first time a mainstream phone gets satellite service.

That is true and this may set a new precedent, but connectivity requirements in the past were always placed on carriers before, and never phone manufacturers.

Phone manufacturers didn't offer services before. In this case Apple is the carrier (much like a MVNO) for the service.

That’s a per-country regulatory requirement - it’s true in most countries but the internet tells me it’s not true in the UK.