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<title>Purism Post Feb 2022</title>
<h2>Another Year of Supporting Digital Rights, and Beyond</h2>
<p><span id="anchor"></span>Purism is invested in creating a fully
user-controlled computing environment, with security-first
products and services. People will find our products convenient
to use and beautiful to look upon. After an incredible 2021,
Purism's CEO Todd Weaver recently laid out the <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/purism-2022-roadmap/">road map</a>
for 2022. The journey towards reliable short lead times and
consistent delivery will mean we will be able to meet the
growing demand for our secure laptops, phones, servers, and
services. We hope you can truly appreciate the depth and breadth
of what all we could accomplish with your support. </p>
<h3>Highlights from 2022 </h3>
<ul>
<li>We launched the first truly convergent operating system (<a
href="https://pureos.net/">PureOS)</a> by authoring the
foundational pieces for mobile GNU/Linux (Phosh, Phoc,
Squeekboard, Calls, Chats, etc) </li>
<li>We have several products ready to be shipped within 10
business days including<a
href="https://puri.sm/products/librem-mini/"> Librem Mini</a>,
<a href="https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-key/">Librem Key</a>,
<a href="https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-14/">Librem 14</a>,
and various accessories. </li>
<li>Our Librem 5 USA will likely hit shipping parity in Q2,
2022. Our <a href="https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/">Librem
5</a> continues to sell at a pace that means—based on CPU
availability—it will hope to be in stock later in 2022. </li>
</ul>
<h3>Who will win: Users Vs. Big Tech </h3>
<p>Technology can truly advance when creators put freedom and ease
of use at the center of their design. Bigger technology
companies profit by taking control away control from customers.
Consumers increasingly have greater choice available to them to
choose products that respect their digital rights. </p>
<p>Purism's Chief Security Officer, Kyle Rankin writes a
thought-provoking piece on how <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/you-should-be-in-control-of-your-tech/">the
power to choose is yours</a></p>
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<h3>Why Purism Marches to a Different DRM </h3>
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<p>While Big Tech takes away control from users, we tend to march
to the beat of a different drum here at Purism. The current
debate around Digital Rights Management (DRM) benefits the
vendors at the expense of the consumer. It’s not driven by
consumer wishes–in fact it runs counter to them–and instead is
motivated primarily to amass profit. Here is the thought piece
that dives deeper: <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/the-beat-of-a-different-drm/"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://puri.sm/posts/the-beat-of-a-different-drm/</a>
</p>
<p>Purism’s products are designed to empower the consumers. They
give them the control their future through technology. For
example, we introduced the <a
href="https://puri.sm/projects/pureboot/">PureBoot</a>
tamper-evident boot firmware for Librem 14 and Librem Mini. Our
Librem phones run the same 100% free software operating system,
<a href="https://pureos.net/">PureOS</a>, as our laptops and
desktops. </p>
<p>Your security, freedom and privacy are important to us, which
is why we built, Librem 14 laptop, Purism's ultra-portable and
security-first workstation for your office or home. </p>
<p><a href="https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-14/">Shop Now</a> </p>
<h3>Librem 14: A Laptop with Parts that You can Easily Repair or
Replace </h3>
<p>Do you have a shelf (or two) somewhere in your home where you
put away all your electronic junk? Worse, it ends up in the
landfill. How did we come to the point where we have so much to
discard? Companies build stuff so that you buy newer models, and
they can cash on the obsolescence. This is why many people
(especially in the developed world) are fighting for the Right
to Repair. We show you how Librem 14 parts be easily repaired or
replaced in a <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/repairing-librem-14-part-1-ram-wifi-storage-battery/">few
steps</a>.</p>
<h3>Best Linux Laptop for Privacy: Librem 14 </h3>
<p>Recently ReviewGeek highlighted Librem 14 as "<a
href="https://www.reviewgeek.com/76501/the-7-best-linux-laptops/">the
Best Linux Laptop for Privacy</a>" in 2022</p>
<p>“If you’re one who’s always worried about someone seeing
through your camera or listening through your microphone, Purism
takes that fear away with their security promise. Their hardware
kill switches will physically disconnect the camera and mic if
your laptop detects anything suspicious.” </p>
<p>- ReviewGeek, January 2022</p>
<h3>Coming Soon: The Best Weekend to Buy the Librem 14</h3>
<p>If you or some one you know have been considering buying Librem
14, this may be the right time for you. We are going to announce
a special promotional offer very soon. Keep an eye out for an
exciting announcement in your inbox this weekend! </p>
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