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by ThatGeoGuy 1825 days ago
I don't think that's necessarily correct. You can't even order a Librem 5 if you want it right now because of silicon shortages. You can purchase a Pinephone. Ignoring that, the price differential is insane (and I doubt people who would consider the Librem 5 USA are really saying "yes" or "no" based solely on the merit of the phone).

I think it's one thing to recognize that Purism is providing patches, but that doesn't translate to a device people can and want to purchase.

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> the price differential is insane

You seem to be missing the point of Librem 5: https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Freque...

> You can't even order a Librem 5 if you want it right now

But you can order it to support the company and you will get it with a delay.

> but that doesn't translate to a device people can and want to purchase

The queue for Librem 5 phones is huge considering Purism does not really deliver, so I disagree.