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Apple engineers rebel, refuse to work on iOS amid FBI iPhone battle

Doctor Syntax Silver badge

"I'd say it's dragged on long enough and the Apple iPhone product is now fu@'d in marketing terms and brand loyalty."

OTOH making a principled stand Apple's reputation may well have been boosted.

"Any product produced by a business that actively defies the law of the land?"

Maybe you don't understand case law. The law of the land on something that's likely to be appealed to the bitter end is undecided until the Supreme Court rules on it. Look on it as being the legal equivalent of Schroedinger's cat if that makes the idea easier for you to grasp.

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