You are exactly right: If the vulnerability does exist, and the FBI did contract it out, this just shows that the vulnerability is very expensive and only avail

You are exactly right: If the vulnerability does exist, and the FBI did contract it out, this just shows that the vulnerability is very expensive and only available to major state actors. In fact, a single government - the U.S. - couldn't do it alone. It's possible this is a actually script-kiddie exploitable vuln, but I highly doubt it. All that we have learned is what we suspected: Some "outdated"/older phones are infinitesimally less secure in a way that only internationally collaboration between some of the world's most powerful hackers can break. And it's not really the FBI's fault. They're not sharing it with anyone. (Probably). So it's not a blow to Apple at all. They already moved on before this. This phone/vuln was a stepping stone for them that is already obsolete. In fact, this is a boon to Apple, bc people will be scared into upgrading. (Except for the hopeless sheeple who "have nothing to hide" and perfer to share their personal info with the world's gubmints).