That’s not what I suggested at all. We’re talking about a single phone of a dead terrorists...not an encryption key for the system.
It that is NOT what the Obama Administration demanded. The Obama Admitted demanded a tool that could open ANY iPhone past, present and future. And everyone knows that NO Govt agency can or will secure that software such that it is not distributed to the public.
Further Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Section 802) puts a 20 year and up to a $20k fine for EACH INCIDENT of lying to the public. Apple is on record of saying that they are happy with the profits they make on the hardware. They do not, nor will not ever sell their customers privacy. So multiply every Apple customer by $20k and that number would bankrupt the company.
So Apple had no choice but to stick to their guns and tell the FBI to go pound sand. And I am glad they did.