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Wow, very interesting. But being able to root it is pretty much a must, for me. I wonder if this will give users that freedom.
They have confirmed that you can unlock the bootloader to you'll be able to root it yes.
Very nice!
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They have confirmed that you can unlock the bootloader, and are claiming 5 years of updates.
They have shipped hardware before and seem like a somewhat reputable company. They haven't made a phone before though so we shall see.
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Unless you do it all yourself? What more do you need? An unlocked bootloader means custom roms and rooting are possible, right?
I suppose we could all band together and send them email after email asking for it... I suppose...