&gt; Why not? Can&#x27;t apple just delete it?<p>Are you kidding?  Law enforcement across the country wants to use this on thousands of phones.<p>Even if it were truly going to be used only on one phone, there&#x27;s still a risk that the signed software gets out.  That risk is exponentially increased when you realize that Apple will be required to retain this software for responses to law enforcement requests indefinitely.