I would be more comfortable with their approach if they were more humble about achieving their goals. There does not exist a perfect solution at the moment, but

I would be more comfortable with their approach if they were more humble about achieving their goals. There does not exist a perfect solution at the moment, but they're not great at addressing that. Based on their marketing-speak, you'd think they'd solved the problem. Purism loudly trumpets their roadmaps[0] and plans[1] so as to suggest a trajectory towards totally free software, but until they achieve it their product is hardly worth the premium compared to installing Linux on an ultrabook of your choice. [0] https://puri.sm/posts/roadmap-to-a-completely-free-bios/ https://puri.sm/posts/roadmap-to-a-completely-free-bios/ Here they outline many things that need to be done. But note the language- "Purism’s goal is to publish a Free Software implementation ... as soon as an implementation is available." But who is responsible for implementing it? [1] https://puri.sm/road-to-fsf-ryf-endorsement-and-beyond/ https://puri.sm/road-to-fsf-ryf-endorsement-and-beyond/ Note that the FSF hasn't actually endorsed them yet, although this page is supposed to convince you that they're awful close. Why not wait until they're actually endorsed? So what does a Purism laptop actually give me? A kill-switch and the warm feelies. There is value in releasing a security-oriented laptop, pre-configured and tested to work with Linux. However their marketing spiel is disingenuous. Constrast with Replicant, who are very open about their shortcomings and that an ideal device is not currently attainable: http://www.replicant.us/freedom-privacy-security-issues.php http://www.replicant.us/freedom-privacy-security-issues.php