I never expected them to build a decent phone. The Linux platform had already been out for a year prior, and yes, I did expect them to do so on schedule given the fact they have laptops that they have been shipping for some time now.

I used the original Android handsets -- the first first ones that never made it to market. I remember their quality (still have one), and I'd fully expect that as the first thing coming out of the gate from Purism.