1) It&#x27;s a backdoor because it&#x27;s software, not a physical device like your example. They are not asking them to make a robot finger to push the buttons. It&#x27;s not only more trivial to unlock the device, it&#x27;s significantly more likely the software is copied and leaked into malicious hands.<p>2) The outrage, in my opinion, is much more about your exact example -- that Apple is being compelled to develop this software themselves. That they are being legally required to weaken the value of their own product.