Motorola: XOOM to have ‘unlockable/relockable bootloader’

By on Feb 22, 2011 at 8:47 PM
Software February 22, 2011

Motorola definitely hasn’t won over the hearts and minds of the most hardcore Android tinkerers — thanks in large part to the company’s locked-down hardware and software. But Moto is showing signs of life. In a recent tweet, Motorola quipped that:

The XOOM will have an unlockable/relockable bootloader that will enable developers to access hardware for development

Not a bad starting point, and certainly a great way to get developers excited about the world’s first Android 3.0 tablet. Now… who do we talk to about custom ROMs?

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  • Anonymous

    How awesome are honeycomb ROMS going to be?!

    • Anonymous

      SIIIICCCCCKKKK!

  • Saifmj210

    Have no idea what “UNLOACKABLE” is. Spell check!

    • jack

      they meant uncloackable cus it better have a cloaking device for how much it costs……

    • Todd

      I think they meant “unlocatable”. :)

  • Xt

    Who gives a shit

    • Anonymous

      The thousands of us virgins who visit XDA every day. That’s who.

      • VZGUEST

        norm. are you 40 years old too?

      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR6HpRLyzMY Walter Sobchak

        Your comments have gone from ridiculously over exaggerated, to self deprecating.
        You’re losing your edge man. It’s gone from satirical to insulting. From funny to angry, from hobby to work.
        I have faith you’ll get it back.

      • KCRic

        How ironic is that comment since you spend more time on BGR than anyone else.

  • Anonymous

    That’s cool, but “quipped”? Perhaps best to stick to the words you know…

    • http://twitter.com/sicmx SicMX

      Yep, quipped doesn’t really seem like the right choice here =)

    • Individual11

      In the sense that “quipped” is used as a clever, witty, remark with contempt for one’s listener, perhaps it fits. Perhaps Andrew Munchbach, our author here, is writing keeping in mind another quip from a moto spokes person a short while ago who also spoke with contempt for those wanting to unlock the bootloader.

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