There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we've listened. Today, I'm confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience.

The homebrew community may mourn HTC's Thunderbolt Sensation and EVO 3D , but the company's controversial policy of locking bootloaders is no more. Following a tease yesterday , HTC CEO Peter Chou has decreed from on high -- namely, HTC's Facebook page -- that future devices will be open.We're holding out hope that this policy will also be retroactive, but this is very welcome news regardless. Ball's in your court, Motorola