Most people don't need low ping. Gamers, day traders, and Elon worshippers, sure, but everyone else is streaming video and on social media. Viasat su-ks. Bandwidth doesn't.
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That's fair. <100ms for video calls, lower preferred, which you physically can't get GEO. Still surprisingly not nearly as heavy use even after covid forced it, so far more likely there will be mixed constellations of LEOs/GEOs to maximize bandwidth and prioritize low latency only as needed.
You missed a huge one: Zoom/virtual meetings