Not sure why you are surprised? this was since release, the LOD fader in Msfs tied with the texture and Bing photogrammetry simultaneously
“Ground texture - Low resolution - Internet incorrect Bandwidth”
Some people used to increase LOD from CFG
“PSA: LOD Slider Can Be Increased Past 200 - Dramatically Improves Photogrammatery - #143 by SpeedbirdTen392”