G2 Detects When Rooted and Reinstalls Stock OS

RandyDownes writes "And you thought the Droid X's kill switch was bad. HTC and T-Mobile's new G2 can detect when it's been rooted and responds by reinstalling the factory OS. This seems like a violation of the Apache license Android is licensed under and is especially ironic given Eric Schmidt's recent statement about not requiring carriers to give consumers the option to install Google's own version of the OS. Schmidt called it a violation of the principles of open source." Update: 10/06 17:47 GMT by S : As readers have noted, the G2 is not from Motorola. Here's a better source, and here's the XDA Developers thread discussing the issue.

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Re:It's not open source

[Lumpy]

EXACTLY.

Only whiney bitches complain because their locked and subsidized phone does things to keep them out.

If you could actually AFFORD the phone you buy a unlocked one.. Google tried to sell you one, none of you cheap bastards bought one.

If you buy a G2 or a Droid or anything from a phone carrier all locked up, you deserve what you get.