The money quote: In any event regardless of what happened here, Purism is likely going to take a hit. If they aren't checking the hardware they get from their

The money quote: In any event regardless of what happened here, Purism is likely going to take a hit. If they aren't checking the hardware they get from their subcontractors and suppliers for obvious modifications such as this, then how can you trust that the hardware they deliver to end customers hasn't been modified in some way? It strikes to the very core of their reputation as a privacy respecting provider of reliable PC hardware. ——- It just seems that the reputational hit rarely happens, at least with big corporations. And often they even thrive after exposure. So many examples come to mind ranging from RSA, Citrix to Juniper etc.... There is some value to infamy.