Many people are well aware about the majority of what you just mentioned. The value comes in the fact that not everyone is tech savvy enough to want to buy the cheap generic vetsion, jailbreak the thing, and do whatever else a tech savy person might be able to do to add on the same functions the freedom phone offers.

From what i understand they also have their own play store and all the apps are completely separated from Google and the big tech overlords. It's definitely got plenty of value for the average person who isn't knowledgeable about programming and tinkering with devices.

I wouldn't buy one myself personally, but I just feel it's an innovative cool idea implemented by a cool dude who was a self made bitcoin millionaire. So I'd support his entrepreneurship anyway. We all should support those individuals who actually take the initiative to provide services outside the traditional big tech monopolies.