The new T-Mobile G2 = wtf guise

So T-Mobile has a new phone on their lineup. Its the HTC G2. It's an android phone so you would expect good things like open source and stuff right? Well the new one has a hardware chip implanted inside so if you wanted to root it, it will reinstall the original firmware. Basically it will delete all the changes you want to do to it. This is pretty lame as people liked using android phones in their own custom ways. Basically you are stuck with what you bought with no way to cater it to what you like. Awesome.