It says you must? Not just asking whether you want to? Weird

Many ppl don’t have unlimited cellular data plans. I actually like being able to say some apps can only use Wi-Fi so I’m not eating my data plan to download a podcast for example

Much worse are apps that assume connection in order to function. Like how hard is to locally search my library without routing the request through your data centers, Spotify?

Laziness if I had to guess? Or apps made in Europe. Seems like a trend in Ireland.

Because data cost money and not everyone has a lot of money

Seems in the cell provider’s interest, so maybe they have exerted some influence on this through policy and defaults. Yes, it’s frustrating!