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It probably boils down to what costs the most, making a universal model for everywhere, or making a European model and a separate "screw you" model for the rest of the world.
I mean. I'm not talking about the actual cost of making the device but rather the total cost. Ie the cost to their bottom line.
The cheapest would probably be to make a single device with a replaceable battery, and weld the battery in place outside of Europe, but that would probably be so blatant that they would get in trouble.