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Originally Posted by AustinChief
I'm surprised that Samsung is pulling this bonehead move.. but as I said before, it won't matter since 3.0 has a usable interface unlike the 2.x versions. So anyone can update themselves and not worry about the manufacturer keeping pace. (although from what I have read, it's much easier for the manufacturers to keep pace now, given the way 3.0 was designed)
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We're still a long ways away from android, user updatable devices. If anything, manufacturers are going the opposite way. I'm sure Google is the only reason Motorola released the Xoom with an unlocked bootloader. They lock and encrypt all their other devices. I fully expect their next tablet will be locked and motoblured.
Even HTC has started to lock their bootloaders down harder now. That really leaves Samsung as the only major manufacturer left that's relatively friendly to outside development.