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Motorola Sticks To Guns On Locking Down Android

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-it-or-leave-it dept.

jeffmeden writes "'These aren't the droids you're looking for' proclaims Motorola, maker of the popular Android smartphones such as the Droid 2 and Droid X. At least, not if you have any intention of loading a customized operating system. According to Motorola's own YouTube channel, 'If you want to do custom roms, then buy elsewhere, we'll continue with our strategy that is working thanks.' The strategy they are referring to is a feature Motorola pioneered called 'e-fuse', the ability for the phone's CPU to stop working if it detects unauthorized software running."

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  1. Bootloader Feedback Policy by Vap1d- · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Seems that sentiment was pretty quickly retracted. http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=495971028278

  2. Re:Dump your Motorola stocks by vikstar · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Apple has the opposite attitude. They don't say "buy elsewhere" they say "by our stuff instead because ..." and then continue with 20% truth.
    Motorola's mistake is that they're telling people to "buy elsewhere" instead of just lying to everyone like Apple does.

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  3. Re:What a great way to die by postbigbang · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I have a Moto Droid 2. I rooted it. It works FINE. Not bricked. It's using at most, a nice tethering app. Does all I want.

    If I wanted a playground, I would have bought a park.

    This is my experience. Yours will vary.

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