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I am confused. Did the FBI actually come out and say that this third party was successful in getting into the phone? I know they said that a third party approached them with a viable method. But did they actually do it? 

My gut tells me the FBI is bluffing and they are trying to save face. I don't think they ever cared about this phone. They wanted to set a legal precedent, and when it looked like that would not happen, they tried to bail without setting a precedent that would go against them and save some dignity if possible.

It may also hold the secrets of alien contact with Earth. 

I wish I could like these two comments a thousand times.

jkichline said:

It's time to face facts: The FBI rigged this investigation to set a precedence.  They broke the iPhone 5c so there would be no way for Apple to get the data off it.  They are trying to use Apple as an example, but they underestimated Apple as most people do.  Now there is an accurate timeline and we can see how the FBI is trying to mislead the American public to take away our privacy and liberty.

So true. All you need to do is look back at the news headlines prior to the San Bernardino incident and you will see that the FBI has been pressing Apple for a backdoor for the last year and a half at least. 

RealDonaldJTrump said:

Americans are so willing to help out even if it means their privacy and security will be threatened in the future. They say "I got nothing to hide" and they're okay with letting law enforcement enter their homes without search warrants or probable cause. It is those type of Americans who are so clueless about their rights that endanger the rights of everybody.

I go nuts when I hear people say "I got nothing to hide." It is so narcissistic. As if it was all about them. Our collective rights are bigger than our individual desires.

msantti said:

tmay said:

Oh, so your another bedwetter. How nice. I'll bet you'll keep finding new bedwetters to commiserate with going by your toddler rants.

Hey, its fine if you waant to be pro terrorist.

At least we know. 

Oh, ad cry me a fucking river.

I spent time in Iraq in the Army. I got a little different perspective about these cretin than you do.

Having an opinion on our rights is has nothing to do with having served or not served in the military. However, Apple is standing up for the very rights you defend when you put that uniform on. In our rush to fight terrorism, we shouldn't trample on the freedom we are trying to protect.

In other words, we don't want to throw out the baby with the bath water. 

roxsocks said:

I wonder if people are taking books about Steve Jobs as a guide to leading people in Silicon Valley. This isn't the first time I've seen a leader be ousted for behavior like this, and Tony is on his way out soon. What Steve Jobs accomplished worked for him and his personality. There's a lot more to leadership than shooting from the hip and telling people what you think. I'm always surprised how often the rise and fall of corporations, governments, kingdoms and civilizations depended on good interpersonal skills.

I suspect you are on to something. Jobs was a successful person that happened to be an ass (so we are told). He wasn't successful because he was an ass.