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Re:PinePhone – Beta Edition Linux SmartPhone Preorder by adamdusty on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @11:28AM (#26568474)
Its a phone you can purchase from their website that they will send to you. The purchasing process is exactly the same as buying a galaxy s21. If companies could just say "this is an unfinished product" to get around mandatory warranties, everyone would do it. PinePhone should not be exempt because they are selling what they call a beta product.
Re:PinePhone – Beta Edition Linux SmartPhone Preorder by int_19h on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @12:42PM (#26569600)
This would effectively kill devices like PinePhone, because they wouldn't be able to test the product in development with the community. Is that really the desirable outcome?

It's not like we're talking about some kind of small print in the EULA here, either. It's prominently plastered all across the website, and during the ordering process.