that is my main fear. Today even the most open android phone have the bootloader and radio firmwares closed because of patents. no matter how good ubuntu will

that is my main fear. Today even the most open android phone have the bootloader and radio firmwares closed because of patents. no matter how good ubuntu will be, it will end up only being offered ancient radios by qualcomm and the likes. and they won't be able to work around since the standard is patented by dozen different people. You'd probably will only have single band phones in the begging. or maybe i just worry too much...