When I read the original post, it seemed to me that you were taunting everyone who purchased a G5 PowerMac (in particular a 2x2Ghz). Perhaps the other poster read it the same way.
As for me, the only preorder I ever did was a G4/400 Yikes which I received on time while the other orders came in either a half a year late or knocked down 50 Mhz. At the time, I felt very bad for everyone who purchased a better machine than me. I learned that lesson quick and I guess these sort of debacles are part and parcel with Apple's secrecy.
Obviously, I didn't preorder a G5 and I told my friend to expect delays, especially on the top end. Not that this lessens the pain for her one bit.
Strange how a computer company can evoke such an emotional response. I do feel bad for many of the people on this board. It seems to me that the back-and-forth ship dates is a case of someone manually fighting with their own software with a poorly done, quick hack--something I've seen many times before in web development. We'll have to wait for Apple's explanation, though it will no doubt satisfy no one.
