> Afaik they cannot ignore a ruling.

They can, but it has a high probability of additional adverse consequences.

By your argument, we CAN commit murder, but it has a very high probability of additional adverse consequences (such as life in prison)

> By your argument, we CAN commit murder, but it has a very high probability of additional adverse consequences

Which...is obviously true. I mean, it would be nice if people could not commit murder, but they can and do.

This doesn't apply in this case because Apple is not stupid. They are not gonna ignore a court ruling because it will land their execs in jail.

Rather than that, they will use legal means such as appealing the ruling. They are a 2T$ company, and they will try their best to use their money to change this decision in their favor.

> Why not?

That's a bizarre question.

They'd be in contempt of the court.

https://www.upcounsel.com/legal-def-contempt-of-court

The judge could sent Tim Cook or any number of Apple execs to prison.

Because that’s not how the law works. Sure, they can technically ignore the ruling, but they’re opening themselves up to a whole host of lawsuits, and any judge in those lawsuits would not look favorably on Apple.

Uh, the state has a monopoly on violence? Apple doesn’t have a private army to protect their executives from going to prison, so……

Why can't you ignore your tax bill?

Fines now. Jail later.

Thanks. This actually comes closes to answering the question I was asking in the first place.

It was actually a good question.