That makes no sense. First of all, they never gave a concrete release date. Secondly, releasing something before it is ready will do more damage in the long run than letting people get their grubby little mitts on it early and they did not ever say it is ready to ship. Thirdly, this was never announced as a mainstream device for the "unwashed masses" that will be banging on the Nokia Flagship shop's gates to let them in or queuing like lemmings for days ahead. Must always remember that people like us here are the minority. Hell, even iPhone users are a very small minority - even if the press often pretends otherwise.

Now, when an official announcement comes in with an actual release date, we can hope they stick to it