Apple could also say: "Ok, no problem, you'll provide hardware, right? It will take around 9 * 10 ^ 50 years (for AES-256 as an example). Our universe exists f

Apple could also say: "Ok, no problem, you'll provide hardware, right? It will take around 9 * 10 ^ 50 years (for AES-256 as an example). Our universe exists for around 1.4 * 10 ^ 10 years so please be patient. Of course FBI can provide/pay for better hardware if they want it broken faster." ps. source https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/1x50xl/time_and_energy_required_to_bruteforce_a_aes256/ https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/1x50xl/time...