Bitmain not only offers a great product at a fair price, but they are also putting an end to a lot of the shenanigans pulled by other hardware manufactures by forcing them to alter behavior in order to stay competitive.
Just say no to pre-orders!
That pretty much sums it up right there. Quality control issues with the S2 and general communication issues aside, they're the only miner manufacturer that ships from stock at a decent price.
They changed how us, as customers, view all companies. If they don't ship within days and the price doesn't lower with the current BTC price, we immediately get turned off.
The 5 or 6 month waiting period or longer is no longer acceptable as industry norm.
Now if they could have S2's in stock and lower the S2 price like they do the S1 price.
