Say what you like about Apple, one thing is for sure -- it is one of the most scripted and tightly-controlled companies in existence. Everything is stage-managed to within an inch of its existence. Leaks about upcoming releases are rare, and there is a tight rein on the media and who has access to its products for review. So when the FBI asked Apple to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone it was hardly surprising that the company was a little shaken and unprepared.
This was a media situation Apple was not in control of. Tim Cook has gone on the offensive in recent days, defending his company's decision not to help the FBI, and in a new interview with ABC News the CEO referred to the request to unlock the phone as requiring "software that we view as sort of the equivalent of cancer" -- something of a shocking thing to say when you consider the cause of death of his predecessor, Steve Jobs.
Talking to ABC News anchor David Muir, Cook defended his decision not to comply with the FBI's requests, saying "we need to stand tall, and stand tall on principle". But many will be somewhat taken aback by his decision to describe the software the FBI is asking Apple to write as being the "equivalent of cancer". In the wake of Steve Jobs' death -- the ripples of which can still be felt -- it will be seen as a glib, offhand, bad taste comment.
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