[thinkmassive]

You stripped the first part of that paragraph: “ When fulfilling the purchase, please bear in mind that we are offering the Pinebook Pro at this price as a community service to PINE64, Linux and BSD communities. We make no profit from selling these units...”

While that doesn’t state anything definitively, it sounds like they plan to either increase prices later on, or that the first batch (of PRE-orders keep in mind) is being released early in order to get feedback from customers.

In either case it doesn’t sound like they’re planning to operate as a charity forever.

[robertely]

The Pro is a follow up to the 99$ pinebook, and they have been selling that at the same price for years.

[cma]

I don't know if they make any money at $99, but holding price steady can increase margin over time if the underlying costs go down over time.

[llimllib]

I think you're reading more into it than what is there, but I hope that's the case! Seems like a neat product and I hope they sell it at a sustainable price rather than stay at the bottom and get sunk when people file chargebacks.