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by JanezStupar 4467 days ago
Why would you bitch about it? Why couldn't you wait until it becomes available and then decide if you want to buy it?

And yes, selling things before they actually exist is the new norm for a while now.

I hope you are not too confused since you got out of your 1990s time capsule.

Edit: And as for why would they take preorders... Because they can, because people are willing to throw money at them. Last september preorder queue was 50k people deep if you wanted to get in line. They would be mad not to take preorders as it helps them keep costs down (expected inventory, it is easier to get loan from a bank if you have N widgets already sold,...).