"PINE 64 is not a business" is a bit of a red flag for me... it has a store, takes money and ships product, it's a business. It's on the hook for various things including 1yr mandatory warranty in the EU.
This two price idea is a mess... just price the things how they have to be priced to be sustainable and allowing for some reseller percentage if that's the plan.
The support thing can eventually be eased by picking the most evolved distro, supporting that and shipping the phones with it, and making it clear the others are unsupported.
Pine model is certainly effective, but it's not the same results ecosystem-wise as Librem 5 premium cost paying for long term contribution to upstream projects and development (which Pine inherit). There should be room for both hopefully.
This two price idea is a mess... just price the things how they have to be priced to be sustainable and allowing for some reseller percentage if that's the plan.
The support thing can eventually be eased by picking the most evolved distro, supporting that and shipping the phones with it, and making it clear the others are unsupported.
Pine model is certainly effective, but it's not the same results ecosystem-wise as Librem 5 premium cost paying for long term contribution to upstream projects and development (which Pine inherit). There should be room for both hopefully.