Why does Apple not allow purchases from different "apple stores"?

Why pigeon hole people and restrict them from Purchasing Apps from whichever country they want to? Is this just another example of Apple's need to Control people?

Apple has their reasons and certainly does not disclose them here.  Speculating on their decisions is a violation of the terms of use of this forum.

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