I think you misunderstand what I meant. Historically and rather unfortunately, the best selling devices since 2010 or so have not been unlocked nor with a bootloader that was easily alterable.

It adds features that you and I like; the layman doesn't even know nor care what that means.

I think the sad realization that the things that we desire most, hardware keyboards, unlocked everything and the ability to tinker with the device as we see fit is lost on the majority.

So saying that it would make a difference; I doubt that highly. And that's... a rather sad state of affairs.

This hardware keyboard slider coming out from BlackBerry with Google's blessing probably means that it'll have the full compliment of gApps, certifications and invariably so, locked down. But to be honest, I was a bigger fan of the QNX based BB10 OS than the Android OS.

It just seems like a reversal of their original plans to save their company. I like the device, but it just reminds me of the woefully underpowered Dell Venue Pro.

btw @Aegis, I run Cyanogenmod 12.1S Nightlies on my OnePlus One. There are certainly a bit of power users out there - I'm not arguing against them, but I'm well aware that we're a minority.