[Atrix 4G Android Development] CC Lemon:
Comments like this are really useless, especially on a forum like this one.

First off, the point of this thread wasn't to have someone, like yourself, express your opinion about the concept. It was created because a developer is working on a module to allow overclocking on the atrix, for those that want it. The posts are supposed to be focused on the development of the module, though we get a lot of other random posts such as those simply showing support for the module. At least in those cases, the support validates the dev's efforts in developing for the community.

Your post basically only serves the purpose to say "I don't want this" and nothing more. You may intend to be expressing your opinions about what you believe is necessary for a phone, as a broad generalization for all users, but again, that is not the point of this thread. Most of the 25 pages' worth of posts is dedicated to the interest in getting this module. Whether or not you see value in it, there is clearly a demand for it. Your comment comes off the same way as those that question the existence of smartphones. It is just a phone, right? What more do you need it to do? I concede the fact that overclocking a dual core phone to 1.5 GHz is a bit more ridiculous than the evolution from cell phones to smartphones, it still follows the same concept. Many people that made the argument that a phone is just a phone, now own smartphones. Many people that question why we need dual core phones will own (and possibly make use of) a dual core phone once it becomes the "standard" equipment.

Along the same lines, it seems like technology in phones is constantly being developed and improved. By this time next year, I have no doubt we will either see more cores, higher clock speeds or both being implemented on the top of the line smartphones. While not the best indicator of necessity, it at least demonstrates a market demand for improved hardware capabilities. With those improvements, we'll probably also see software more capable of utilizing the high performance hardware as well. I don't see a market for "desktop-replacement phones" being available anytime soon, I don't think we'll see the progress of phones stopping for quite a while.

My last point is to highlight the fact that you're posting a comment like that on a forum like this one. Admittedly, there is a fair amount of general knowledge about the phones that does not necessarily pertain to customizing or enhancing the phones. That said, the overwhelming majority of information puts a focus on improving these phones through customization. Knowing that, it seems only natural that every phone will have some discussion about improving it's capabilities from stock form, regardless of how powerful the device may be out of the box. If a 2 GHz dual core phone were to be released tomorrow, I would absolutely not be surprised if there were people wanting to overclock that as well. Many of us are here for the sheer purpose of seeing the full extent of our phones' capabilities. The great thing is that it offers that option for those of us interested. People that are still uninterested in mods still have the option to not use them. It's that simple. Even if I didn't intend to use a mod, I'd much rather show support for it and see those that want a mod have the satisfaction of having that option. I still have the option to not use it if I don't feel it necessary, right?

So yeah... that turned into a bit of a rant. If I had to summarize my point:

Don't discourage devs from working on our phones!