Edit: My Fairphone has a locked bootloader too. I could unlock it, install another Android, /e/-OS, and was perfectly able to relock it again to prevent unauthorized manipulation.
I’m pretty sure that when people mention a “locked bootloader” it’s refering to the fact that we can’t unlock it at all. What you are describing as it being locked is the default everywhere. What almost no device at all supports is the users being able to unlock it.
It keeps people locked to an outdated version of android.
No. As I said, only if it cannot be unlocked.
Edit: My Fairphone has a locked bootloader too. I could unlock it, install another Android, /e/-OS, and was perfectly able to relock it again to prevent unauthorized manipulation.
I’m pretty sure that when people mention a “locked bootloader” it’s refering to the fact that we can’t unlock it at all. What you are describing as it being locked is the default everywhere. What almost no device at all supports is the users being able to unlock it.