Once upon a time there was a very large radio station, WGOO, located in MajorMetropolis. WGOO had a transponder station located in a nearby MinorCity that was just outside the reach of WGOO. WGOO was very popular.
A few engineers figured out a way to make a device that could pick up the frequency of the transponder station anywhere in the country (and other parts of the world too). They marketed this device under the name ObiRadio.
People loved their ObiRadio because they could now listen to WGOO wherever they went. No more changing stations when they left MajorMetropolis. ObiRadio could pick up several other stations throughout the country as well, but most people preferred to listen to WGOO.
One day WGOO announced that in seven months they would be upgrading WGOO from analog to digital and boosting the signal. Thus, the transponder station would be shut down.
Unfortunately, ObiRadio couldn't be reprogrammed to pick up the main WGOO station, just the transponder station.
Many ObiRadio owners cried foul. They were very upset with WGOO. They went on online forum after online forum asking when WGOO would change their mind. ObiRadio even suggested alternative radio stations for a reduced price, much cheaper than satellite radio. But, the people were still upset. Even though they had never paid a dime to WGOO, they felt it was their constitutional right to listen to WGOO anywhere they went.
They were also very mad at ObiRadio. Even though they had paid less than they might have spent on one meal at a restaurant, and enjoyed ObiRadio for a long time, the thought that they may now have to spend a little more seemed very unfair. They felt that they had been promised free WGOO on their ObiRadio for live.
Some ObiRadio listeners tried other stations, and many found that they even enjoyed these stations better than WGOO. Some still missed WGOO, but were willing to pay a fee to keep using their ObiRadio as they traveled. These listeners soon grew weary of the constant questions about whether WGOO would change their mind and what to do about it.
How does this story end?