The point is, the court ordered Apple to develop something that does not currently exist, in order for the govt to get the data it is after. That's not the case with court-ordered openings of mailboxes, safe deposit boxes and the like.
Can the government legitimately order the Acme Safe Company to develop a method - currently not in existence - to get evidence contained in an Acme safe, in your opinion?
Where did the order say “develop something new”? Exactly where? I read it ordered “reasonable technical assistance..”
If my facts are wrong I’ll admit it, apologize and move on which is apparently something you’re not willing to consider with these legalizations about which I only hypothesized as a layman yet you still cling to like an appellate court judge.