I know at some point DJI was doing the same by parting out the equipment in separate shipments but I thought that might have something to do with sourcing like where different accessories were kept or warehoused. Perhaps it lowered the chances...
I had previously thought the prior activation in country of origin might establish a warranty there, or that Luke was activating here to make sure the drone wasn't DOA before reselling it. Lots of possibilities. Just a weird process, though...