This may not be a popular thing to say, but from a business perspective, I understand why they think what they have done is a good idea. They probably feel that there is a bigger upside to getting 770 displays into compusa stores during the holidays than there is to honoring the commitments they made to early, direct sales. I hope they are right, since strong sales are required for the long-term viability of this platform and any hope of a new, improved version anytime soon. It will also encourage competitors. Hopefully, some of these new competitors won't mistreat their
customers.

As for the downside of their actions, Nokia assumed, and I think from the posts on this board correctly so, that most people who placed pre-orders would just go to compusa and get one. Others will not cancel their online orders because of the price difference, which is also understandable. But, I suspect that very few people who really want one are going to get something else because they have been mistreated - nokia has very little real competition for this device. If one thing is evident, it's that nokia isn't all that worried about us getting angry at them.

It was a very bitter pill to swallow, but now that I have capitulated and bought one from compusa, I want to get down to the business of porting apps and trying to improve it.

Getting one from compusa, waiting for your pre-order, or walking away on principle are the only three choices we have right now. There really isn't a "right answer" because this isn't a moral issue. Just pick whichever one makes your feel best, or at least makes you feel the least dirty, and reconcile yourself to it - you'll feel a lot better afterwards.