I can't see why would that seriously affect carriers. People that will going to root their phones to get rid of carrier bloatware are the same people that will

I can't see why would that seriously affect carriers. People that will going to root their phones to get rid of carrier bloatware are the same people that will never use that bloatware and that will root their phones anyways. This move just makes life of those people a bit easier. And it's a good move for HTC since those people that will benefit from this are more tech savvy people that will recommend HTC to their familly next time they ask them "What phone should I buy with next contract?".