@michael This is quite unfair to Purism. I am not affiliated with Purism in any way and I am not invested in it. I just support and follow their work, because I care about free software, user freedom, privacy and security first and foremost (see my nickname); also a happy user. Same reasons why I support Qubes OS. (I will be happy if you suggest a reasonable alternative, since they are far from perfect. I am not aware of any.)
AFAIK they are the only modern hardware company that promotes FLOSS, security, privacy, and freedom, makes a petition against Intel ME, and many more things. The only modern hardware and software company actively promoting Qubes OS and intentionally designing their hardware to support it. A perfect fit for Qubes OS to collaborate with, one would expect.
What I see instead are self-contradictory claims about previous experience and links to random Internet forums filled with haters (of course, their own forums also have many haters, but quite a few reasonable people, too). I have read most links there and I see many people intentionally or unintentionally misinterpreting what is happening with the company. (Just like many people in the Internet do not understand Qubes OS and think it’s a snake oil until I explain and give some links.)
You contradict yourself, because recently you said on Purism forums:
Are you suggesting that a company intentionally designing hardware for Qubes OS and promoting it is a bad thing?
I hate how two best (in my humble opinion) projects fighting on the side of users are also fighting against each other. This is not normal and harms your users.