[brandonjm]

> There would be short-term blowback about it and that would pass in a matter of weeks.

They could potentially stop selling software products and disable service access entirely.

What if all customer photos on iCloud become inaccessible, all iTunes and App purchases become inaccessible and OS updates stop. Then Apple stores shut down, customer support or repairs become unavailable, thousands of jobs are lost. I feel like the blowback would last much longer than a few weeks.

That's an extreme response, but if Apple really wanted to get the point across they can easily include it alongside any other threatening proposals.