Why would they do that? Apple still earns some money from these devices via the app store. Locking the device will just piss the users and may harm Apple's repu

Why would they do that? Apple still earns some money from these devices via the app store. Locking the device will just piss the users and may harm Apple's reputation. And they can still get more money if they win the lawsuit, which is very likely. It's all win for Apple.