I dont see why spacex has got to target the same niche (rural people in rich countries) everywhere in the world. They could provide low cost backhaul in developing countries for telcos. Offer more expensive access for airlines and ships. Have an offering aimed at organisations who want to run a WiFi network (like schools or offices). The advantage of satellite is that the same infrastructure can offer different services in different places.
SpaceX bringing internet to rural areas is just another of those Musk stories he tells. Like how SpaceX is “meant to make us a multi planet species” when in reality it’s just another government contractor at this point. Starlinks real business will come from the military, airlines and shipping fleets.
I agree that most revenue will come from military, shipping, airlines etc. But I don't see why that should preclude other uses at other price points. Particulaly as those users can be separated geographically. And the marginal cost of bandwidth could become very low. If the only customer in a footprint is a school in a remote area then you might as well sell to them at a price they can afford. It is more revenue than you would have got otherwise. It's like selling seats on an airline. Most revenue comes from expensive business class seats, but there are still cheap seats. Because most costs are fixed regardless of how many users.
No I’m not saying it will preclude the other clients. Just that Musk has a way of selling his companies as doing one thing to the masses while actually making money via the government.
