I can't think of any tech company in Google's league that matches them in terms of device openness. The Nexus phones and tablets officially support flashing of

I can't think of any tech company in Google's league that matches them in terms of device openness. The Nexus phones and tablets officially support flashing of custom ROMs.[1,2] The Moto X will have an unlockable bootloader on carriers that allow it.[3] Google gave a tutorial on how to root Glass (see the I/O talk "Voiding Your Warranty: Hacking Glass" [4]). All Chromebooks have a developer mode that can be accessed using a hardware switch or key combination. See e.g. [5,6] for the Samsung ARM and Pixel Chromebooks. Google even provides instructions for disassembling the Chromebooks ([5,6], at the bottom). I don't think it's wise to ignore Google's history and extrapolate the future based exclusively on an SDK preview. [EDIT: Downvoters, I would be curious to know your motivations.] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_rooting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_rooting [2] http://android-developers.blogspot.ch/2010/12/its-not-rooting-its-openness.html http://android-developers.blogspot.ch/2010/12/its-not-rootin... [3] https://plus.google.com/+PunitSoni/posts/e6oQdFnLGiv https://plus.google.com/+PunitSoni/posts/e6oQdFnLGiv [4] https://developers.google.com/events/io/sessions/332704837 https://developers.google.com/events/io/sessions/332704837 [5] http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices/samsung-arm-chromebook http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-fo... [6] http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices/chromebook-pixel http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-fo...