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Alan Browne wrote:

>> No, you don't understand it. Just because the government refuses to
>> enforce the law as written does not mean it can't, and it certainly
>> doesn't change the law's meaning. I'm not saying Cook is guilty of
>> conspiracy, but if the government found evidence of such by Apple
>> under his direction, he could face criminal penalties as an individual.
> 
> I understood it all too well.  Your weak attempt to paint Cook and Apple 
> as criminals has fallen apart and now you're in withering retreat mode.

Apple did settle the fraud case against Tim Cook's statements recently.

A settlement, despite what you think, is a loss because nobody settles who
can win the case, and certainly not for half a billion dollars per case.

Therefore, despite only you and Apple thinking that Tim Cook didn't commit
fraud, Apple lawyers knew it was fraud which is exactly why they settled.