> Ordering, like stability in sorting, is an incredibly useful property.
I can't say I've noticed any good reasons to rely on it. Didn't reach for `OrderedDict` often back in the day either. I've had more use for actual sorting than for preserving the insertion order.
Personally, I find lots of reasons to prefer an orders Dict to an unordered one. Even small effects like "the debugging output will appear in a consistent order making it easier to compare" can be motivation enough in many use cases.
Yes, in many countries they are, but I don't think the laws are dictating Apple to completely turn off the accounts, but instead dictate that Apple should take measures against it.
They could disable those gift card features + Apple wallet/pay if they suspect fraud, and if no one complains within a month, then disable the entire account, rather than start with disabling the account. Would give them space/time to investigate, and wouldn't be a huge pain in the ass when the inevitable false-positives happen, like in this case.
You misunderstand the nature of financial regulation. The laws on things like money laundering are intentionally vague, they say things like "Apple should take measures against it". And financial regulators will not come out and say (especially in writing) that you MUST do any particular thing (like ban customers entirely on suspicion).
What they WILL do is ask probing questions, frown a lot, and make suggestions. Which the company had better take seriously. Because the financial regulators have the ability to simply close down your business, and if you cross enough of the unclear lines they will do so.