TBH it sounds like the iPhone 4 may be more hackable than the Droid X. I'll be honest, I am not keeping up on Apple products, but when I do shoot over to Engadget I'll read a few of the iPhone articles. I'm pretty sure I've read that the iPhone has been jail broken and has even been given a Froyo port. Meanwhile, we Droid X users are going to be sitting on our thumbs waiting for the manufacturer updates.... Oh, and did I mention we may not even get root access? Yikes.
Now if this pattern continues and it turns out I can't get openness from any OS, I guess I may as well choose the most mature OS right? In all honesty, the iPhone 4 does have a greater quantity of apps and higher quality apps overall. Also, when it comes to accessories, no Android phone even holds a candle to what is available for the iPhone: I mean my Toyota even has dedicated "iPod/iPhone" port it (it's a USB port w/ soft/firmware to read an iPod/iPhone).
It makes me sick even having to consider buying an Apple product, it really does. Luckily, I won't have to buy an iPhone 4 b/c right now, I do think that the Android hardware fits me better (screen size). TBH though, Google is just lucky that Apple didn't release a 4.3" model of their phone [yet] or bring it to the other carriers... Fortunately, this has left Android a lot of room to compete. However, if Apple brings the iPhone to the other carriers next year and also drops a bigger screen on it, Google may not be able to continue increasing its smartphone market presence nearly as quickly (if at all).
I believe that Android needs something to really set itself apart, and until this all locking-down started, it had that "something": its openness. Unfortunately, unless Google can find a way to crack the whip, the phone manufacturers and the carriers are going to keep trying to make Android more and more like iOS (closed), instead of maintaining the competitive advantages that they have (openness).
I apologize for getting off topic, but the whole eFuse debacle really frightens me: I can live with a phone that's locked down for now, but this type of thing just may contribute to Apple striking down Android in the long run. Now THAT is something I can't deal with!