I would say it’s QUITE SIGNIFICANT that the people at Inmarsat and the AAIB (UK Air Accidents Incestigation Board) did just ONE THING ... which was determine whether the plane went on the “northern route” or the “southern route”!
Nothing has been “determined” until the pieces are found, which is looking like “never.” Until then, the conspiracy theories will simply compound.
No wreckage = no bragging rights.