Motorola: If you want custom ROMs, buy a Nexus One
One of the biggest draws of an Android device for many people is the fact that they can be customized extensively with hacks and user-created ROMs. Recently, however, Motorola has been making life difficult for Android hackers, using a new kind of bootloader on their devices like the Milestone and upcoming DROID X. Getting to the bootloader is an essential part of loading ROMs onto a device, and the new one on Moto phones has yet to be cracked. Considering that the DROID X will also feature this new bootloader, it is very unlikely that the device will be able to flash custom ROMs, at least any time in the near future. When asked why Motorola was blocking people from flashing ROMs on their devices, Lori Fraleigh of the MOTODEV Blog responded with this:
"We understand there is a community of developers interested in going beyond Android application development and experimenting with Android system development and re-flashing phones. For these developers, we highly recommend obtaining either a Google ADP1 developer phone or a Nexus One, both of which are intended for these purposes.
