I gave Motorola a call this morning, of course they didn't have any info about 2.1. They did however inform me that, the only things there warranty doesn't cover is physical damage or water damage. I asked them directly about rooting a Droid, the guy I was speaking with assured me that if any thing went wrong with any Droid owners phone, that wasn't physical or water damage Motorola would up hold there warranty. For faster replacement he said, should something go wrong during the rooting process to contact my local Verizon dealer. He didn't say Verizon store.... thus implementing a dealer might be easier to get a phone swap vs a Verizon store where they might be more inclined to test the phone and fail to swap phones for you. I then called my local Verizon dealer and asked them if rooting my phone would void my warranty, of course I was told any changes I made to alter my phones software would yes void my warranty. No real surprise there, however she did say that the insurance I pay would get me a new Droid for $50. Over all I see if someone messes up and bricks there phone they have options, to get a replacement Droid. I hope this helps ease the headaches some of you have gained tossing the thought of to root or not. Now don't think I am telling you just go and root your phone you will be fine, no I am saying if something goes terribly wrong you do have options, that does not mean everyone should try to root there droids. If you are really hung up on the thought of rooting it might be best if you don't do it.
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