That argument makes some sense for the "make us a backdoored OS" demand (IANL), but doesn't make much sense for the "give us the keys" demand. In the case wher

That argument makes some sense for the "make us a backdoored OS" demand (IANL), but doesn't make much sense for the "give us the keys" demand. In the case where they order Apple the company to make a backdoored OS, the engineers who have the skills to do that can quit, and Tim can order it all he wants but the company isn't able to comply anymore. But if they want the source and the keys, theoretically Tim Cook himself could clone the source repo and put the keys on a thumb drive. They can hold him personally accountable, so they can send him to jail if he doesn't.