The interlocks aren't permanent - they can be bypassed by the manufacturer.
If the machinery experiences significant acceleration in an earthquake, it's not necessarily intact or safe to operate afterwards. The enclosing machine shop is also not likely to be in any state to continue operations if something as large as the pictured CNC machine has been thrown across the room. I don't buy that this issue is a big deal either.
From a software freedom standpoint, yes, this is terrible. But I don't think it's as much of a problem for the owner as the parent suggests.
If the lockdown mechanism is GPS, then it should be clear where the actual machine is, so there shouldn't be any need to lock it down unless it's in a black zone.
And what happens if the manufacturer goes belly-up?