I'm 100% behind Purism and the Librem 5 project (placed my pre-order three years ago), but the "Hold My Order" seems pretty ridiculous. I don't think they should have made that an option at all. I think this is actually my first criticism of Purism/Librem.
They should have just wrote something like:
When the software you donated for is ready, rest assured your Librem will receive the update. Librem 5 is the only phone that gets better with age... (some marketing they've used in the past)
I kind of appreciate that they gave the option. If having X app is a blocker for someone to using the phone, instead of having it sit in my underwear drawer until that app is ready, I'd rather wait for later versions of the phone and more kinks to be worked out.
In my mind giving someone options isn't a bad thing.
It also gives Purism some idea where to focus its development efforts, since Purism literally has a thousand problems to solve so it has to prioritize what is truly important and what can wait.
They should have just wrote something like:
When the software you donated for is ready, rest assured your Librem will receive the update. Librem 5 is the only phone that gets better with age... (some marketing they've used in the past)