They&#x27;re not anywhere near 99% of the way there; they&#x27;ve destroyed the heterogeneous decentralized ecosystem that broad security requires.<p>Locking themselves out of the Secure Enclave isn&#x27;t anywhere near sufficient. As long as the device software and trust mechanisms are totally opaque and centrally controlled by Apple, the whole thing is just a facade. There&#x27;s almost nothing Apple can&#x27;t push to the phone, and the audibility of the device is steadily trending towards &quot;none at all&quot;.<p>If the NSA pulls a Room 641A, we&#x27;d never know. If Apple management turns evil, again, we&#x27;ll never know. If a foreign state use some crazy tempest attack to acquire Apple&#x27;s signing keys ... again, we&#x27;ll never know.