Frankly, we have been hearing this a lot on LH, especially the last 12 mths.
Having restrictions in place is not unique to Ford. Others like Audi/VW, allow a third party buyout but the buyer will pay a “market value” rate. Which means, anyone other than the lessee will pay more.
If you lookup the Carvana/Vroom/Carmax/etc threads, you’ll see all of this and more.