Updated the link to a better source that gives a more detailed overview.
5 points
they’re also sold secondhand
Apple probably doesn’t care about that, there aren’t much people who’ll be doing that to warrant worrying about it. I mean, are the very FOSS folks going to switch to Apple just because of this? Unlikely
Also - what if a user doesn’t have an account with Apple at all? How can Apple know what country they’re from?
Defaults based on the model’s market.