I don't find it surprising, either. It's just frustrating to find yet another bit of evidence you don't own a device you bought and the manufacturers think you

I don't find it surprising, either. It's just frustrating to find yet another bit of evidence you don't own a device you bought and the manufacturers think you should pay them for any little piece of software you want to run on it. One missing bit that still hasn't happened - but one day will - is the subscription required to use your device. For now it's optional (called iCloud storage etc.) - you are nagged and so on but are able to refuse, but one day it will become obligatory. It could be 10 years from on or 20, but for sure they're thinking how to do it.