No those questions are not at all similar, one is about a device the FBI has, the other is about everyone&#x27;s device.<p>The actual question is can the FBI force Apple to open the phone for them. That&#x27;s it. Can the FBI force a bank to open a safe for them? It&#x27;s not any different.<p>Just because there is technology involved does not change the fundamental nature of the question.<p>If you want a gun analogy can the FBI force a manufacturer to tell them the proper disassembly instructions for the gun. (For example if it needs some special tool, can the FBI force them to sell them that tool.)