Some of these CS stories are really appalling, my chat with some smug woman at the New York store included. The thing that sucks is the only way we can make a statement is to not purchase the N900 at all.

I don't really think this delay/shipping situation is really extreme enough to warrant that, but I'm really disgusted by this trend of trying to make everything exclusive and limited. It's a ****ing mass-produced electronic device. There is no reason I should have to pre-order it. I really wish people would at least stop with all this pre-ordering ******** and make companies deliver their merchandise to retail channels if they want to sell it.

While I will still likely get an N900, I would encourage everyone to cancel their pre-orders and just pick the device up when it's available if you want to get it. Buy products not promises.