Motorola has traditionally been known for outing devices with locked bootloaders. Which meant that one additional step for the Android enthusiast on his quest for the perfect custom ROM, and resorting to various underground methods and mods to get through the bootloader door and running the risk of bricking the device.

However, Motorola seems to have turned a lot more magnanimous of late. After releasing developer editions of the Droid Razr HD and the Droid Razr M recently, Moto has gone ahead and announced that a developer edition of the Motorola Atrix HD would be available soon, and that it would also be included in the bootloader unlock program. The Developer edition would be exactly the same as the regular Atrix HD, with the added possibilities offered by an unlocked bootloader.

Pricing and availability is not announced as yet, but you can register for updates on the Motorola Atrix HD Developer Edition on the official Moto website.