I know it won't happen because, most likely, it does not make business sense for Apple to do so.
But I really really hope and pray that Apple simply says "ENOUGH!!"
And they pull the iPhone OUT of the EU countries, ....seriously !!
What will the EU, and users in the EU, do ??
Sue Apple, because they HAVE TO be forced to sell the iPhone in the EU ?
Will EU users be forced to "choose" Android phones ?? ...a choice they've always had, to this very moment.
Talk about inflicting some real inconvenience on those EU users,
if Apple said go eff yourselves, and buy Android !!!
P.S.
And of course, the black market for iPhones would be huge BUT at least Apple can manufacture the iPhone they deem, with the software and functionality they deem, and the EU users would again have the choice they have always had;
Dozens of different manufacturers using Android, or Black market iPhone, but with an iPhone as it was intended, to be manufactured and delivered by Apple