I dont necessarily disagree with preorders. I actually like them, i like to know that if i really want it I can guarentee that I get one on the first day. But the problem is when they ship the initial shipment and the quantities are well under the demand. It doesnt really make any sense and im not sure who to blame. Its partially Microsofts fault (in this case, or the manufacturer in general) I mean, i realize sometimes they actual underestimate demand, but to tell me microsoft didnt know that demand for the 360 would be this high is utter garbage, they new yet they didnt up their production, or have a later release so they could fill more orders.

but its also the stores fault. I dont know when they find out how many of the item they are getting, but they should either wait to take preorders until they know or at least limit the # of preorders to a smaller number so people dont find out the day of, day before, or even a few weeks before that they wont be getting the item they preordered 3 months ago and its now too late to go preorder one from another store.

either way its pretty shitty, and i dont see what possible benifit the companies can get by making people not able to get their product

-Darth Simon