Forgive me for stating the obvious, but your personal beliefs about what’s useful and important and what’s utter bullshit are completely insignificant for just about anybody who’s not you 
Users already have no control over what their storage and bandwidth are used for, and that’s how it should be on the safe network.
Many of us think video chat is a reasonable expectation from a “one system to rule them all”, enough so that if there’s a built-in limitation that makes it impossible, that may be deal-breaker for many people.
I believe this approach is more beneficial than a gut-reflex “no, it’s bullshit” reaction 
“There is a legitimate need, let’s figure out a way.” Isn’t that how this whole thing started?