Agreed. Better mastering would be an achievable win, as an opposed to pure specsmanship on the delivery container.
But to misquote the samsung ad. "But if it looks the same, how will people know I've upgraded we be able to charge more"
OK, Given penalty's, and unknowable income / costs avoiding a known downside, for a sub optimal upside seems a reasonable trade off. It's almost as if they ( or their lobbyists ) designed it that way.