Since they're saying "Google phone", not "Android phone", I imagine the next purchase could be a Samsung or such.
Comments elsewhere in this thread say other major brands are even more locked down.
Edit:
> With One UI 8, Samsung removed the OEM-unlocking capability globally,
> Samsung uses a physical Knox Warranty Bit/e-fuse. Loading unofficial software can permanently trip it.
This seems far worse than google releasing source slowly
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Comments elsewhere in this thread say other major brands are even more locked down.
Edit:
> With One UI 8, Samsung removed the OEM-unlocking capability globally,
> Samsung uses a physical Knox Warranty Bit/e-fuse. Loading unofficial software can permanently trip it.
This seems far worse than google releasing source slowly