Contract for development of SoW was signed way back and until there's an announcement that Ubisoft is no longer aboard for SoW this still stands. Just because something would be better for all of us it doesn't mean things are as we wish them to be.
And re: Ubishaft's BS "service" -
You should remember, Ubishaft, that
you want to sell me things. So it's
you who has to make me an offer I can't resist ...
I, as a customer, set the conditions of purchase, not you. And that's a fundamental business rule.