That part is <i>exactly the same</i> as what they&#x27;ve done 70-some times previously. They didn&#x27;t make some FBI agent sit there and tap out 0000 through 9999...they installed a piece of software to do it quickly. The software was signed with their key so that it would install on an iPhone.<p>The <i>only</i> difference is that this time the software they install would <i>also</i> have to turn off the delete-after-ten-attempts thing.<p>(You&#x27;re probably having a hard time with this because the debate sounds <i>absoultely ridiculous</i> when the facts are laid out plainly. Totally understandable. The technical debate is absolutely ridiculous. The legal debate is the only one that matters, but it&#x27;s not technical at all.)