Honestly, out of every argument I've heard in regards to this whole debacle, this is the absolute BEST one: > This FBI court order, by compelling a private sec

Honestly, out of every argument I've heard in regards to this whole debacle, this is the absolute BEST one: > This FBI court order, by compelling a private sector company to write new software, is essentially making that company an arm of law-enforcement. Private sector companies are not—and should not be—an arm of government or law enforcement. I get that, if court ordered, a company many have to hand something over. But to be court ordered to work for the government completely changes a company's business model (even if only slightly). It hampers their business (Apple isn't going to magically find, and then fire, the engineers who would need to work on this; they would have to be redirected from other projects). Yes Apple would be compensated for their time but that doesn't change the harm it could do to their business, not just from a PR standpoint, but from the fact that they are forced to become a government contractor* and would need to redirect / shuffle resources from other projects. * Yes yes I know Apple participates in government contracts but being forced into one is a little ridiculous.