Sheesh... people need to read what he wrote
c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y.
We are receiving orders from chip purchasers other than our own 6 batches, and will not be holding any components in reserve for those that have purchased chips from us.
Translation- if you have ordered chips and only chips, that does NOT reserve any other components for you UNTIL you order assembly. When you order assembly, you are buying those components at that time. His point was to light a fire under your asses to order assembly ASAP, not to say that he's going to shaft all his customers.
Give him a little credit, here!
Yes, and sometimes policies need to be spelled out plain so people don't panic. There is a LOT of money tied up in this venture. Not that Steamboat and team haven't done a wonderful job so far, but this is the end game and people are getting twitchy. I know I am at least.