Who Needs Apple When the FBI Could Hack Terrorist iPhone Itself

This article sums up my view on this whole issue. I feel that the reason why the authorities are making this into a big issue is to 'make an example' of this case. It indeed seems like getting access to the phone would be a matter of electricity and time.

I was taught that the first principle of security is physical security. Once your attacker has possession of your hardware, decrypting the data is only a matter of time.

They don't even need a brute force attack. If decryption works without a SIM card, then the key is on the device, protected by a code with a mere 10,000 possibilities. For the FBI, isn't that child's play?