Yes... very strange they send out pre-orders first... They have learned from last year's N8 pre-order fxxx-up. (I can only speak for Germany here) Many people pre-ordered the N8 way back in August directly from Nokia and after shipments being started on September 30, many had to wait for their N8s until mid-October or even longer. I for one, ordered my N8 on October 3rd online (no pre-order) also directly from Nokia, called them the next day, when I can expect my N8 to be shipped, and got in my hands on October 5th. I can understand that people who pre-ordered were pretty angered by this and blamed Nokia...