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@Tijs
Your rear wheel doesn't take off right away when you start applying the 'perfect braking' method with only the front brake. So until that time, the rear brake is of use.
Looking past that, the 'perfect braking' method is not a viable braking method. Especially because when you need to brake really hard (in an emergency), you don't have the time and state of mind to use the 'perfect braking' method. So two brakes is still the safest/best way to slow down in any real world scenario.