If you really think that's true, then stop giving them money. Not only will it no longer be your problem, but you'll also help solve it.
Everyone, I really don't see the point in mentioning your location...
What makes you think i give them money?
So people know where the outages are...if the outage only happened in one state or city, you can see that it isn't a nationwide/global issue. People who iMessage others from Europe to the USA can see why their messages haven't been delivered.
It isn't that hard to figure out why people would list their locations if you just think about it.
So iMessage is down and iMessage is, for the most part, a part of iCloud.
iTunes 11 re-structures the way iTunes interacts with iCloud.
Coincidence? I think not!