Yes. We emphatically want the rule of law to persist, and for legal avenues to be open for combating conduct like what NSO Group has done here. In particular,

Yes. We emphatically want the rule of law to persist, and for legal avenues to be open for combating conduct like what NSO Group has done here. In particular, by any standard, it certainly seems reasonable for Apple (or even companies we don't like) to prevent the use of its own tools and accounts for the purposes of attacking its products and attacking its customers. Especially when the attackers have explicitly promised not to do so.