Honestly I think this is the best argument above all else. Yeah Apple can technically create the software the FBI wants and while it could be used as a precedent setting case, that isn&#x27;t guaranteed. But forcing a company to write custom software and essentially work for the government for however long with them directing resources towards this versus other areas of their business?<p>This could seriously hurt their business not just from PR but from a resourcing perspective. I don&#x27;t think any company should be forced into working for the government. Maybe some exceptions exist for things like physical manufacturing pipelines during war time but this is obviously not that.