Motorola to Slow it's Product Releases

[Stelv]

WP7 doesn't seem to be on the same caliber as iOS and Android yet. I would much rather have an OS based on linux rather than windows too. But WP7 is enticing and I am keeping my eye on it. It's far from "there" yet. I say this though without using a windows phone much at all.

 

[cellphonedork]

Motorola needs to take the resources they're utilizing on phone releases and target them on:

1. unlocking their bootloaders and
2. better supporting their current lineup

If they could do this, I'd stick with them. My OG has been rock-solid since day 1, and I really appreciate the build quality of Moto's devices. If they don't release a roadmap of when they will unlock their bootloaders soon, however, I'm going with the G-Nex instead of the Droid 4. And I love having a physical keyboard, but not enough to put up with an encrypted bootloader. :disappointed:

In the same boat. Not buying what I think would be the best phone for me (Droid 4) and will settle for a Nexus if Moto / Verizon don't unlock bootloaders and update to ICS soon.

 

[creaky]

Hopefully Moto is taking some time off to develop the next Nexus phone, with an unencrypted bootloader of course!

sent from my rooted nexus

 

[akhenax]

They should have made the laptop dock compatible with all phones that can use the technology. It doesn't make sence to make the Bionic use the laptop doc, then make the Razr in such a way that the ports are in another place, so you can't use that laptop dock, then make the Droid 3, slightly different, so you can't use the same dock, etc.

Standardize Motorola if you want your laptop dock to be a success. Maybe your laptop dock should work on other hardware, besides Motorola.

 

[Stelv]

The lapdock 100 and 500 works with the bionic, razr, photon and future moto devices. I do agree though that they should have made the Bionic and Atrix dock work with others.

 

[pinoy_92]

I don't get the sheet toward Motorola. The Bionic was seriously delayed and I am sure the RAZR was already planned for add end of year release so they had to put it out so they can keep moving forward. As for the MAXXX, what it's the problem? Heavy users may need the extra battery life but average users won't. Apple always releases their phones in different storage capacities so what is the big deal about Moto releasing phones with different battery sizes?

Sent from my DROID RAZR using DroidForums

well apple sold their iphones with different storage capacity. whereas the ONLY difference between razr and razr maxxx is the battery, not even the price. i think that where people gets pissed off.

 

[silverfang77]

So when will we get unlocked bootloaders?

 

[Stelv]

So when will we get unlocked bootloaders?

It seems like never. Hopefully Google will have enough will to change that fact.

 

[Androidatic]

Hopefully Moto is taking some time off to develop the next Nexus phone, with an unencrypted bootloader of course!

sent from my rooted nexus

That will be the only way I ever own a Nexus.

 

[93fuelslut]

...oh and btw this is my last Moto phone if they don't un-encrypt the bootloader, I mean it this time. Moto doesn't care though.

what is un encrypt bootloader? I know what bootloader is. And what's a lapdock?
I thought moto was a good company until my 8mp camera d3 is worse then a 5mp samsung. And my dual core processor is slower then a samsung Fascinate or galaxy

 

[brad92]

That will be the only way I ever own a Nexus.

That will be the only way I will own another Motorola

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[tgyberg]

That will be the only way I will own another Motorola

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Bingo! I used to love'm but I had to kill'm!

 

[Stelv]

what is un encrypt bootloader? I know what bootloader is. And what's a lapdock?
I thought moto was a good company until my 8mp camera d3 is worse then a 5mp samsung. And my dual core processor is slower then a samsung Fascinate or galaxy

Moto makes bad cameras, but the bionics isn't horrible.

The ram is low on the d3 which may be adding some lag but I doubt it is slower than fascinate. I owned a fascinate and that phone was garbage.

The bootloader is encrypted, not just locked. You need a private key to decrypt the data. It is close to impossible to decrypt the data without the key. So the device will never truly be ours to access even though we payed for it...seems illegal to me.

Moto and Samsung can both eat it imo...I am going back to htc or another os after this device.

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[93fuelslut]

Moto makes bad cameras, but the bionics isn't horrible.

The ram is low on the d3 which may be adding some lag but I doubt it is slower than fascinate. I owned a fascinate and that phone was garbage.

The bootloader is encrypted, not just locked. You need a private key to decrypt the data. It is close to impossible to decrypt the data without the key. So the device will never truly be ours to access even though we payed for it...seems illegal to me.
Moto and Samsung can both eat it imo...I am going back to htc or another os after this device.


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Htc IMO has always been in the ttop2 ..but what exactly does encrypted mean? We can still modify it because thats how we manage roms.

 

[brad92]

Encrypted means you cannot hack the bootloader or unlock it without the key. Bootstrap is a workaround, but you will never be able to change kernels and ROMs will always have workaround hacks to make them work unless it is based off the stock ROM. Like 2nd init for example is a workaround to get pure AOSP ROMs on Moto devices.

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