Motorola Sticks To Guns On Locking Down Android

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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Re:What a great way to die

[DerekLyons]

Are we really so weak that we absolutely cannot do without a smart phone until manufacturers actually start giving us what we want? I mean, we're the goddamn customers. Vote with your feet.

And who says Motorola isn't giving me exactly what I want - a phone that works and does the tasks I demand of it.
 

Some company's going to do the right thing and that's the phone you buy.

For the vast majority of their customers, Motorola *is* doing the right thing. You're a tiny, almost unoticeable minority. Grow and deal with it rather than whining your every whim isn't being catered to.