Comments on: Monday Poll: Does an Unlockable Bootloader Matter Anymore?

By: SomeDude382

SomeDude382 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:50:00 +0000

I DON’T want an unlockable bootloader, I want an unlocked boot ROM. There is a difference. I want to be able to run any code on my phone without hardware-based signature checks.

By: bucketachicken

bucketachicken — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:45:00 +0000

Signing a contract is the same as paying full price, it’s just spread over 2 years. Look at prices for services that make you pay full price but don’t subsidize the phones, they are typically less every month than subsidized plans.

But even if it werent, I am still buying the phone, subsidized or not. It is mine to own. Thus, I should be able to do whatever I want with it. It’s very different than say, renting a cable box from Comcast or Dish, where you don’t actually own it and have to return it when you cancel or upgrade. Those you shouldn’t be able to modify. But a phone is mine to keep.

By: Tylenol Wolf Hlaing

Tylenol Wolf Hlaing — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:59:00 +0000

I’m glad I’m on Sprint and I love using different roms. f Verizon

By: UndrCvrTalent

UndrCvrTalent — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:52:00 +0000

Pay full price for the phone and then you can ask to do whatever you want!!!!

By: bitemygloriusgoldenass

bitemygloriusgoldenass — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:05:00 +0000

apparently you can install gento0(linux) on a macbook pro.

By: Ced

Ced — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:26:00 +0000

@c2c298b7388318ffe01b93932ba630ad:disqus I have seen an Apple computer do dual boot for the Windows OS

By: ddevito

ddevito — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:49:00 +0000

Ummmmmm….no……..? Not sure where you’re going with that comment

By: zane

zane — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:42:00 +0000

But you can install other operating systems on Apple computers?

By: Suralin

Suralin — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:44:00 +0000

Most people here don’t know the difference between having an unlockable bootloader and having a rootable device. They often assume one is the other.

By: Jordan Pitts

Jordan Pitts — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:01:00 +0000

@Gasai Yuno Maybe you should read the UEFI Secure Boot and Windows 8 Ready requirements first before spreading FUD. It’s mandatory that in order to receive Windows 8 Ready certification, all x86 PCs must have a way to disable Secure Boot, as well as a way to enter a custom Secure Boot mode that accepts signatures from entities other than Microsoft (Windows Hardware Certification Requirements: System.Fundamentals.Firmware.UEFISecureBoot sections 17 and 18).

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:14:00 +0000

They could easily market a phone designed for enterprise that would be totally secure and leave the normal consumer out of it. Besides straight Android isn’t an option for the government in most cases. Thus why the NSA released SEAndroid.

By: Raven

Raven — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:28:00 +0000

I don’t care about locked boot loaders if there is an easy method to root a phone, but I will definitely not buy a phone that is not easily rootable.

By: ddevito

ddevito — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:05:00 +0000

RT is not a PC, it’s for tablets. And you’re still incorrect. Win8 is being locked down on all devices. MSFT now wants to be Apple.

By: tjhrulz

tjhrulz — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:33:00 +0000

Nope anything built with windows 8 in mind, the new secure BIOS configuration will be mandatory going forward.

By: Vivek Chaudhary

Vivek Chaudhary — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:24:00 +0000

can somebody explain the rationale for the assumption that there so few people who are aware of what bootloaders are? The gap between” casual” and “enthusiast” doesn’t seem clear to me.