This is just insane. Lock the devices down by default, and allow the user to unlock them if they want. Why do we have to have Big Brother devices that "benevolently" restrict what you can run "for your own good"? Why can't all phones have unlockable bootloaders? My phone has a big, scary "DO NOT DO THIS UNLESS YOU'RE A COMPUTER EXPERT" warning screen to unlock the bootloader, and that's fine.
Why do we need devices we can't unlock? Who is harmed by unlocking? This is the major point nobody has ever been able to explain to me. Who exactly does the big scary unlocked bootloader hurt? My parents have unlockable devices and they haven't had all their money stolen, because they haven't unlocked them.