I just sent Amazon USA the following e-mail and am awaiting the reply. I'll post again when I get it.

"I have a few questions regarding a pre-order I have for a Nokia N900:

1.) I pre-ordered this phone on Oct. 20 and the $50.00 rebate that Nokia has available requires a purchase date between Nov. 16, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2009. It is my understanding that when my receipt is issued by Amazon, the "purchase date" that will be printed will be my pre-order date of Oct. 20, thereby rendering me ineligible for the rebate with Nokia. Is this correct?

2.) If I would be ineligible for the rebate as outlined above, and I wished to cancel my existing order and enter a re-order, the "ship date" changes from "Delivery estimate: We need a little more time to provide you with a good estimate. We'll notify you via e-mail as soon as we have an estimated delivery date" on the existing order to "your items will arrive after December 25, 2009" on a new pre-order. Does Amazon maintain a shipping "line", meaning the people who pre-ordered first will get the phone shipped to them first? Did Amazon not order enough phones to cover any potential pre-orders? I am confused by this Dec. 25 date and will not re-order if I then will have to wait many weeks past when I originally would have been shipped the phone. Please advise.

There is a lot of conflicting information posted on various message boards regarding these topics and I would appreciate it if you would answer my questions above to the best of your knowledge and Amazon's policies.

Thank you for your time."

Some of you may feel that these questions have been answered to your satisfaction but I still do not feel that way, and still may not after I receive the reply from Amazon. Their reply could clarify these questions or it may add to the confusion.