This isn't great, but what they did with the Pixel 2 was far more egregious - they permanently looked the bootloaders of any phone that came back from a warrant

This isn't great, but what they did with the Pixel 2 was far more egregious - they permanently looked the bootloaders of any phone that came back from a warranty repair. It really soured me on the Pixel line, I'm not sure I'll ever buy another one.