Interesting read...seems like the modding community just keeps growing but it's still such a small number...nonetheless OEM's and especially carriers (yes Big Red I'm looking right at your bootloader locking asses) need to be careful. I've seen a lot of people switch not only whom they get their devices from but what carrier they use. Developer's editions are crap...you pay 2-3 times as much as anyone else on a plan for nothing more than an unlocked bootloader. I do like the idea of the unlocking program so that if you want to unlock your device you're more than welcome to. I would not that I have that to worry about with Samsung and US Cellular on my side...but just saying. It's a growing community of people who truly want open source...not because they don't necessarily like what Android has to offer but because they just can. Some people like seeing what things can do, as I do, and we just enjoy the idea of doing it. Plus it does add life to your old devices...didn't stop me from getting another new device...just lets me keep the old one around for whatever...and it won't stop me from getting another device when my time comes up. Some people are just junkies...not that I'm not happy with what I have now...but something newer and faster and with way better specs (specifically the camera is what I'm looking for this next time around)...the search for the ultimate device...lol. Well enjoy the article now that I've somewhat summed it up in my own words.
Access Denied: why Android’s broken promise of unlocked bootloaders needs to be fixed | The Verge
