That's a little over 91 million in fines over a year. Apple has over 200 billion in cash on hand. They can ride those fines for quite awhile.
Also, there won't be any anti-encryption laws. The risk is backdoor encryption across the board, which could have very similar outcome but isn't what's at stake here.
They could, but they're still a publicly traded company. I wouldn't hold it against a board that wasn't OK with spending $250,000 a day on a principle, but I'd be mad as hell at the people collecting the fine.
I agree, but they could let those fines stack up while waiting for their turn at the SCOTUS. They definitely wouldn't hold out forever, but they can hold out for long enough if need be.
Also, there won't be any anti-encryption laws. The risk is backdoor encryption across the board, which could have very similar outcome but isn't what's at stake here.