I think it&#x27;s important to dispel this fiction that Apple will be &quot;unlocking&quot; anything.<p>To use the word &quot;unlock&quot; seriously blurs the lines of what&#x27;s going on here. They&#x27;re merely asked to flash it with software that removes a delay in submitting passcodes and removes the wiping function after ten failures.<p>That&#x27;s not unlocking it.<p>If Apple complies with the order, the FBI will still be getting an encrypted iPhone back, and they&#x27;ll still have to sit around and try to decrypt it.