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by ddevault 2421 days ago
I've worked directly with several people from Purism. I can confirm hearing about similar internal issues from first-party sources, as early as well over a year ago. I cancelled my Librem 5 pre-order several months ago, and it'd probably be wise for anyone who doesn't want to lose their money to do the same sooner rather than later.
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> anyone who doesn't want to lose their money [would be] wise [to cancel their] Librem 5 pre-order

Anyone who has sent money to anyone has already “lost” that money, in a sense. What those who have pre-ordered expect is a phone. Are you claiming that Purism won’t ever send anyone a phone? Even the person who wrote the article doesn’t go that far.

Did I not open by saying that I have more context than most people would? I have a Librem 5 dev board, too. They may end up shipping a phone to at least some of their customers, but it's going to be a disappointing product with crippling problems.
Please don’t keep us in the dark, then. Enlighten us with your secret knowledge, instead of giving us your conclusions of what you think everyone should do.