@barray on Wed Sep 15 22:03:22 UTC 2021 said: &eThe #purism #librem #linux #phone price increase is actually quite serious. As #tuxphones points out, it is now more than #doubleprice in just four years! https://tuxphones.com/purism-librem-5-20.. 2018 it was $599, retailed at $699 in 2019, jumped to $799 in 2020, another hop to $199 in 2021 and now 2022 will see a price increase to $1299! This thing's #marketvalue is apparently massively increasing despite not existing yet. It better be bloody good when it finally releases!It looks like the #purism #librem #linux #phone sees more #delays *and* a price increase: https://forums.puri.sm/t/email-from-puri.. Bare in mind, this whole time #pine have been continuing to #ship the #pinephone to users for a $50 price increase and no delays: https://liliputing.com/2021/09/purism-li.. It's starting to feel like this thing will *never* actually ship.
It looks like the #purism #librem #linux #phone sees more #delays *and* a price increase: https://forums.puri.sm/t/email-from-puri.. Bare in mind, this whole time #pine have been continuing to #ship the #pinephone to users for a $50 price increase and no delays: https://liliputing.com/2021/09/purism-li.. It's starting to feel like this thing will *never* actually ship.
Apparently #purism #librem 5 is somewhat #censoring #criticism https://old.reddit.com/r/Librem5/comment.. They are having #manufacturing issues based on the #chip #shortage ... Problem is, even #pine with the #pinephone have been able to ship at a slightly increased price. So why is a #phone that was sold for $2k having more issues sourcing parts than a phone selling for $200? Something is slightly off here...