It's only for profit and that's it; just like Apple care. Great business model to charge customers 200-1000 dollars for what other brands provide for free or cost at most forth of apple standard.
All my apple products are funded through my company expenses but would I buy one out of pocket for something that can potential be broken out the gate, nah.
Trying to make sense to anyone buying apple devices - laptops sold with broken designed keyboards, flexing tablets
They are all running game on their users. Samsung is out here making better products for their competitors than their own phones.
They're running a business. So yes, it's all about profit. I don't know why you chose my post for this wordy reply. I'm talking actual logistics and you talking principles.
Try as i might cant fill this note 9 with sd storage. 
