Moto explains why they locked the bootloader

[titans]

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[hookbill]

So that's it. You buy the X and you can't do anything with it?

What's all the excitement about then, and I wonder if the same thing will happen with the Droid 2?

In a way it's the way I think the phones should be. I really got tired of putting in one hybrid after another when I had the Blackberry Storm. It's one of the reasons I don't use custom ROMs

I think as a stand alone phone the DX will make it's mark. I'm anxious to hear the first reports come out. I've already seen a few but haven't yet heard from the masses.

[FreyGrimrod]

Sooo.... goodbye unlocked droid 2?

[justreboot]

Meh... It will still be sweet / sweeter once it DOES get hacked... not changing my mind on this one...

[Krish]

guess its back to HTC phones D;

[JonKyu]

hmmm...what a crappy response imo. That still doesn't answer why you can't just build an unlocked device that's also for consumers. You don't have to root you know motorola. you better hope this Motoblur endeavor is worth it...I do admit it has improved but not enough imo.

Edit: This DroidPro thing better be freaking awesome if it's locked :\

[tp7six]

It is nice to finally hear some valid information from Motorola themselves, I might not like this but it does clear up alot of things

Thanks Titans for the great link

[mflynn]

Its a hollow response to people's complaint. We already understood their desire to lock it down. What they failed to grasp is that some consumers (non developers) would like to load custom roms.

I think moto is missing out not only a sector of users, but generating excitement and energy for their phones. Making it easier to root/load custom roms would generate energy and desire for the phones. I can see putting up some road blocks to guard against some consumers who would be better served with a stock phone, nonetheless let us consumers make the choice.

Apple does this (decides what's good for us) and that's why I went to google. I love what the DX brings to the table, however, I am rethinking the purchase because of the encrypted bootloader

[titans]

Meh... It will still be sweet / sweeter once it DOES get hacked... not changing my mind on this one...

Keep in mind that we may not be able to load custom roms for a very long time if never, and P3droid, the guy who rooted the Droid, stated that he doesn't know if root will EVER come to the Droid X. I think that's absurd but he sure does know a lot more than me in regards to rooting phones, so that's something to keep in mind. Don't buy this phone thinking "Yes it will get root, and yes I'll be able to load custom roms".

[JhankG]

HTC should take advantage of this.