今天看到一個頗有趣的文章, 想分享一下 Unlocking bootloader or flashing custom ROM doesn't void your warranty! 這是xda上非常有名的mike大寫的blog, 內容裡面我覺得比較有趣的是: "It is our responsibility to caution you that not all claims resulting or caused by or from the unlocking of the bootloader may be covered under warranty." ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑ 以上是htcdev上警告的文字
以下是mike大的解釋: Is there any information, that unlocking bootloader voids warranty? Nope. So basically, what does it mean? Only this - if you brick your device as a result of e.g. flashing custom ROM (unlocked bootloader allows you doing that), you may have no warranty claim for that particular incident.
不知道是美國人比較喜歡玩文字遊戲, 還是比較會力爭自己的權益.. 不過一般理解上, 如果是硬體方面的問題需要出保固(如:蝴蝶機一直很流行的USB蓋斷裂 or 黃內褲露出..等), 卻因為手機已經unlocked而不保固, 這會不會不太合理?
P.S. 小弟的蝴蝶剛從htc回來, 因為USB蓋斷裂+黃內褲露出..., 舊的機器上已經unlocked+rooted, 不過htc還是很大方的送還一支新的回來, 不知道也是運氣好還是...沒檢查bootloader? P.P.S. htcdev上面並沒有明文寫出 unlocked之後喪失保固..只是很模糊的說 your device may not be held covered under the warranty for all claims resulting from the unlocking of the bootloader.