As someone who didn't back it (I got burned by the pandora people a few years ago and have shyied from helping people like this), it seems very possible the iss

As someone who didn't back it (I got burned by the pandora people a few years ago and have shyied from helping people like this), it seems very possible the issues in producing a FOSS phone not only faces lack of will but really faces systemic challenges that have a price tag, like producing a phone with parts that don't require blobs just adds that many more constraints. After seeing so many failures in this space, it's clear it might take something beyond the mere "backers-to-a-start-up-like-company" model. I'm not sure what that will take but it's happened enough that it appears it needs something more.