maxden

and what happens in the event of a disconnect?

It mentions it has a form of automated control in the tow with "Aerolane's patented Pilot Positioning Assist systems"

It may not be the monetary amount but the message it sends.

Mess with me and Ill shut you down.

They will now need to change over to a new or backup communication system, with both the changeover and new platform bringing risks.

That seems like an even worse place to move you to!

Or you do support those and they introduce ads later.

Unfortunately for users, advertisers will keep throwing money at the problem until the provider finds it attractive enough to add ads, or the provider builds up the user base to make it attractive for ad revenue. Same result.

thought your comment was going to become a quote from the Artilleryman from Jeff Waynes musical version of War of the Worlds!

"We're gonna build a whole new world for ourselves. Look, they clap eyes on us and we're dead, right? So we gotta make a new life where they'll never find us. You know where? Underground. You should see it down there – hundreds of miles of drains – sweet and clean now after the rain, dark, quiet, safe. We can build houses and everything, start again from scratch. And what's so bad about living underground, eh? It's not been so great living up here, if you want my opinion."

Imagine it has the same functionality as Bait car.. and not allow the occupants to exit the car either.

Your post prompted me to look into it, as I'd not made that connection either.

However Wikipedia says that's not the case and "a wake for the dead harks back to the vigil, "watch" or "guard" of earlier times. "