[Nexus 7 General] rlh445:
Dude..seriously. Pre-ordering has become a standard. Look at all the pre-orders that have happened around the 'nerdy' world. You pre-order WoW, you get some sparkly mount and first crack at the servers. You pre-order SW:TOR you get to play on the servers a week before the game goes live and other stuff. You pre-order the Wii and you get to stand in the cold and get your unit knowing other people trying to just 'walk on in' aren't gonna have a chance in H-E-Double Hockeysticks to get it. THAT'S WHY PEOPLE PRE-ORDER. When this Nexus 7 stuff first dropped in the middle of the keynote, thousands of people went to Google's site to get it because during the keynote, they made it clear that the Play Store was the place to be if you wanted one. They never mentioned other retailers. It was, 'Hit Google Play Store or don't get one for a year,' type stuff.

So we all went along and got it KNOWING that with Google's backing, we'd get the thing and then they would go to retailers like they always do. Well, this time it didn't play out that way. Instead of people who got it DURING THE KEYNOTE getting their shipping info. and stuff, they're hearing about delays, but not hearing it from Google. They're hearing about the machines dropping, but not from Google. They're hearing about retailers predictably breaking street date, but not from Google. Are you seeing a trend here yet, findmike? People aren't just mad because they don't have their tablets and 'techincally Google hasn't lied,'. They're mad because Google hasn't even attempted to even explain just what the Hell they have been doing during this 'launch'. Gimme a break.

I'm really getting tired of people talking about how, 'a lucky few,' got the tablets and all this. Let's get it straight guys: if I had been some schlub walking into a Gamestop yesterday and seen the tablet I would've said, 'Hey, how much is that?,' 'Two hundred bones,' 'Gimme,'. That's it. It's not even just Gamestop. Retailers I'd never dreamed that would have the tablet not only have it BUT ARE SELLING IT. I could understand if the thing is gonna be stone cold sold out for the next year, like the original Wii. That's not the case at all. People are blindly walking into Sam's, Costco, Gamestop and online sellers and just buying them. If I'd known that just buying from a brick and mortar place was an option, that's what I would have done. THAT'S the main crux of the argument here, trolls. THAT'S what makes people mad. The way Google sold it, the ONLY place to get the Nexus 7 was WITH THEM. That's it. So we all blindly said, 'Yes Google, we believe you,' and that's why people are mad. If they had said, 'Well you can get it from us or Gamestop,' I would have gone with Gamestop because I can literally walk there in five minutes and would have had it.

In conclusion, you concern trolls are A) idiots, B) worthless and C) bringing down the thread. People have a right to be miffed, because no matter how you slice it, this release was handled horribly. Google either didn't have the stock they thought they had ready for delivery on the 12th or just plain didn't care. Either way, everyone who pre-ordered from their store was screwed; not because Google isn't going to meet their 'deadline' (which by the way trolls, was NEVER solidified) but because they didn't even have the honesty or courage to announce one officially. Suck it, Hemiroids.