Editorial: Why Locked Bootloaders Hurt Everyone (And Are A Big Deal)
During the Verizon Galaxy S III fiasco, I’ve seen a lot of people saying “its locked bootloader is not a big deal, we rooted it anyway!” Unfortunately, it is a big deal. Not only for the modders, but for Verizon (or AT&T), Samsung (or Motorola or HTC), and even the consumers who don’t even know what root is. It affects everyone, even if the effects… Read more