Comments on: Should We be Worried About the Bootloader on Verizon’s Galaxy S3?

By: bucketachicken

bucketachicken — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:02:00 +0000

Fair enough. I was thinking of the on-screen keys in the metaphorical sense of “you interact with nature (the screen) directly (the buttons being part of the screen), not through a physical proxy (the buttons)” but it’s not like nature has screens either, I s’pose.

(I actually am currently deciding between the GS3, for me, main adv. being gpu) and the GNex, for me, main adv. being everything else)

By: Chris Clancy

Chris Clancy — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:46:00 +0000

Chill out we will get an unlocked bootloader…..Bunch of drama mama’s in here

By: jroc74

jroc74 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:45:00 +0000

edit….

By: jroc74

jroc74 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:40:00 +0000

And nature has on screen keys? I’m just trying to understand this comment….

By: Bionic

Bionic — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 18:58:00 +0000

Couldnt have said it better myself

By: jroc74

jroc74 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:43:00 +0000

Thanks for this post….

See….everybody was sooo hung up on hating on Moto and bootloaders.

By: jroc74

jroc74 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:41:00 +0000

Look at your next to last sentence….

If the GS3 has a chance to be better in those areas….you would give up that…for an unlocked bootloader? If so….whats the problem? Decide what more important to you and go from there. Figure what you really want from a phone…and the decision should be alot easier.

By: jroc74

jroc74 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:37:00 +0000

For some….bootloaders isnt a deal breaker. It wasnt for me…and I started with a Droid 1. I have had a Droid X1, RAZR, G Nex and Rezound.

Bootloaders doesnt make or break a phone overall…IMO. Thats just one aspect of the phone. I look at the total picture. And bootloaders is at the bottom of my deal breakers.

Some of yall gotta remember…we all dont have the same wants n needs.

By: jroc74

jroc74 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:33:00 +0000

DOA because of the bootloader?

You do realize that the Droid X1 and RAZR, Maxx were/are some of their most popular phones? Maybe you meant DOA for you….but you dont speak for everyone.

By: jroc74

jroc74 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:31:00 +0000

Exactly….lol. .

If anything…they will lose alot more customers because of the Share Everything plans than locked bootloaders.

Droid X1 has a encrypted bootloader…..since 2010. Hasnt caused a mass walkout of customers. The Droid X1 was their most popular phone for awhile…..bootloader n all.

By: jroc74

jroc74 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:27:00 +0000

Disagree big time here.

There are many great root apps, many apps that have extra features for root users, things you can do to your phone with just root only. With root only….ppl can use Titanium Backup. With root only…ppl can under clock for better battery life.

I rooted my RAZR ….and didnt install any ROMs on it. I went back to stock on my Droid 1…but kept it rooted. I went back to stock on my Droid X1…and kept it rooted.

Ppl have to get out this mindset that custom ROMs; kernels is the end all be all.

By: jroc74

jroc74 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:18:00 +0000

E X A C T L Y…..

But whats happening now wont stand in the way of haters. I see the Rezound needs a wire trick for S-Off…..and ppl still wanna hate on Moto….

Amazing.

By: Alexander Garcia

Alexander Garcia — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 15:39:00 +0000

Even if Motorola doesn’t make the next Nexus phone, they seem to be heavily influenced by Google when you consider the way they lightly skinned their version of ICS on the RAZR/RAZR Maxx. Other than the icons and few welcome enhancements from Moto, their version of ICS is the most faithful to the essence of Stock ICS. Moto’s build quality and radio optimization and battery life is what keeps me stickin’ to Moto.

By: Jack Coleman

Jack Coleman — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 11:39:00 +0000

Who cares about dropbox anymore? google drive forever.

By: Dark Magician

Dark Magician — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 06:46:00 +0000

All us Droid X folk are crying together “Not a locked bootloader again! :’(“