>They can charge a reasonable fee to do so, but they can't refuse to unless it would severely impact them (and the definition of severely is up to the judge).
What is a reasonable fee? Tim Cook reportedly spent months trying to convince Chinese officials to sell the iPhone in China.
If China were to then ban iPhones on the premise that they don't the FBI to seize the data on iPhones belonging to Chinese nationals (remember, warrants only really apply to US citizens), could Apple then charge for the loss of the Chinese market (~$13B/quarter?). Should tax payer money be used to secure the investments of Apple's shareholders who banked on the fact that proper encryption would give Apple an appropriate foothold in China?
What is a reasonable fee? Tim Cook reportedly spent months trying to convince Chinese officials to sell the iPhone in China.
If China were to then ban iPhones on the premise that they don't the FBI to seize the data on iPhones belonging to Chinese nationals (remember, warrants only really apply to US citizens), could Apple then charge for the loss of the Chinese market (~$13B/quarter?). Should tax payer money be used to secure the investments of Apple's shareholders who banked on the fact that proper encryption would give Apple an appropriate foothold in China?