I have never rooted before. I've always been afraid I'd break things. But, I've been doing some tinkering with my HP Touchpad, and it didn't seem too hard, so I might get into it. I've owned two Android Phones, the OG Droid and now the Bionic. I've never seen a need to root, except to get preinstalled apps off my phone. Are there any other benefits of rooting?
While I personally wouldn't go as far as saying subsidized is evil, I do think it's stupid the amount of control the carriers expect. I understand they want a certain amount just so it's easier to troubleshoot when people call up their customer service. It would be nice if we could wave our customer service rights in exchange for a no hassle way to unlock our phones.
As for JB, I'll just accept that once I get the update my phone will start making breakfast for me, and that'll be cool enough for me until Google I/O. I'm assuming the new Moto/Google phone will have all the unlockable options, and then I'll decide then what I'll do. I know this is off topic of this thread, but I have the ear of a few people smarter than I, and I'll take advantage of that. Also, trying to shake it up from the posts like "when is JB coming," "if I installed this way does it mean I'm screwed," "moto sucks," etc...