Only butterflylabs releases a product to order prior to it being manufactured.. everyday after october first they should start paying interest on the loans they received.
Do you think ford could get away with selling you a 2015 F250 now for only 100% down payment....
It is a common known practice to offer pre-orders on various products and services across industry (Including Ford lol;
http://www.north-county-ford.com/inventory/2013fusion-preorder.php/ID_northcountyford) but I can certainly understand from the moment communication becomes obsolete between any vendor and customer, this creates inevitable conflicts.
I am personally sure, as well as many others that Butterflylabs will deliver, the question really is... when?
The nice lady appears to be working quite hard...
http://butterflylabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/IMG_1815-271x300.jpg