Google :does: control those devices. They're MADA agreement devices, which means Google approves every device that goes to sale, and Google approves every software update they release.
Unfortunately, as a Verizon customer, I don't have a wide variety of options with unlockable bootloaders. And the battery life on the Turbo was simply, the only feature that mattered. Usually there's an unlock within a few months, but there still isn't one at this point for the Turbo, I guess.
Obviously it wasn't the only feature that mattered, though? I mean, you're complaining about another feature right now. =) Like, I'm sympathetic, but this is a solvable problem with the information at hand. Buy phones with unlocked bootloaders. (As it happens, this is why I steer clear of Verizon...)
Unfortunately, as a Verizon customer, I don't have a wide variety of options with unlockable bootloaders. And the battery life on the Turbo was simply, the only feature that mattered. Usually there's an unlock within a few months, but there still isn't one at this point for the Turbo, I guess.