Where do you get these dates or ideas from that you post?
Motorola is already working on the Gingerbread update for the X - it was leaked.
Nobody except the Google phones have Gingerbread now, so I don't know why there is any complaint about not having it, or frustration with potential - completely made up - release dates.
Moto Social Networking did not ruin your phone and your only recourse isn't to root. I never even used any of the Moto Social Networking apps before I rooted. If you just skip plugging in your sign-in information when you first configure your phone, there is no Moto Social Networking integration at all. Do a factory reset and skip plugging in your Facebook/Twitter/Etc. information, then download the official apps and use them.
Last, you are in the tiny, tiny percentage of people who care about a bootloader at all. Motorola's sales are not going to plummet because of this. HTC is not going to suddenly take over. Buy the phone that suits your needs, Motorola is going to do what makes business sense to them.
you basically said everything i tried to explain to him, except i was trying to tell him about how htc will not triumph over moto
I love the Droid X but we are heading towards a year old on this device and given Motorola's stance on this I will not buy another until they change their policy.
It's unfortunate because they have always manufactured good hardware.
The Droid X is an example of a nicely built device.
The thunderbolt is looking good to me now....
the thunderbolt is looking very nice for me as well, however, i would rather have a dual core processor with 4g capabilities just in case, though im sure i would get another phone when 4g came to my neck of the woods
P3Droid was saying on twitter last night that they can't root the new Gingerbread leak through anything they've tried. Moto once again trying to screw us by fixing all the root exploits of previous builds.
this is why i think along with everyone else i bet, that motorola is going to lock all of their phones down, i wonder if they are given the shot at a nexus, would they lock it down?
i just think HTC is probably the best phone manufacturer right now, cause it is all open
samsung doesnt update for anyone, as such as the rappers lawsuit (lol)
moto is locked down(DX,D2,Milestone,soon to be bionic and atrix)
LG doesnt have a highend device on verizon/at&t/ntelos/america (;P)(and rumor has it LG will have locked bootloaders)
nokia is in the process of digging their grave(wp7)
kyocera well nothing good came from them as of late (echo)
so that leaves htc
with less than average battery life but above all still very much so open, and so easy to customize