> From a design and manufacturing point of view you want everything to be identical. OK, so why not ship a SIM card slot in the US? eSIMs work perfectly well i

> From a design and manufacturing point of view you want everything to be identical. OK, so why not ship a SIM card slot in the US? eSIMs work perfectly well in Europe, the US and most of the rest of the world, "region locking" is clearly not the answer. Apple did not have "lightning everywhere" either - Macs and iPads got it much earlier.