Anil Dash puts it so very well in this piece, on what Apple fans expected from the leadership and what they actually got!
...led by a CEO who has already bent the knee, and by a board that collectively has no spine. There's no point in having fuck-you money in the bank if you never say "fuck you"!
In short, instead of meekly capitulating to pathetic bullies, this is a moment when Apple needed go on the attack. Instead of curling up in a defensive ball on the floor and crying while you hand out gold bricks to fascist predators, this is a time when a company full of smart and talented people should stand its ground. Because down the path of acquiescence lies only pain and a long, slow pathetic spiral to irrelevance.