I completely agree the Jolla should be more forthcoming with availability (or otherwise) information. At the very least, it'll help (potential) customers decide whether to wait, not buy, or get a friend to order it and courier it over, or whatever other options there are.

Living in Malaysia however, I've come to accept that besides the N9, it's highly unlikely we'll ever get anything remotely close to the international launch date (if at all). We ended up getting the N900 about 9 months after the international launch date (I imported mine from Dubai about a week after launch because I assumed Nokia Malaysia were a bunch of nitwits)... and an educated guess says that Jolla will likely never set foot here. So, I've chosen the order it shipped to a relative and get it couriered back to me route.

I'd say just do what I do, and consider anything more an enormous bonus