It very much annoys me to see headlines posted as the fact of what someone said. I actually watched the interview just now to verify, because the headline didn't sound like something Nacchio would say.
"I give Apple a lot of credit for being principled." - Joe Nacchio (starting 1:44)
Nacchio is saying Apple is going to lose, and that he fears they will retaliate against Apple. But he's not saying Apple is wrong to push back. He's saying Apple picked the wrong case to fight.
"Ex-con CEO Joe Nacchio accuses Apple of 'PR ploy' in iPhone dispute" http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2016/02/18/ex-con-joe...