Why is this a big deal? It's their call whether to support bootloader unlocked devices on official software. If they're not preventing unlocking this article isn't saying anything newsworthy.
I nuked a food app recently because instead of opening so I could give them money in exchange for food they decided to police my phone for PCAPdroid by way of refusing to run beyond showing a message stating that I can't have PCAPdroid installed and closing after a 5 second timeout.
Fuck you, Papa Murphy's. What's your app doing that you're afraid I'll be able to see? You're blacklisted for life now.
FAT12 🤣