I don't think anyone who actually managed to snag one was under any illusion about what the device was or wasn't. You had to be on the top of your game to locate a device; it's not like you stumbled into Costco and went "Oh, that looks nice." It was a process of hours of researching, phone calls, queuing, refreshing...
i hopped on bestbuy.com and bought one. granted ship to home went down about 5 minutes after I was done checking out. Guess I got lucky. (or unlucky if i get a cancellation email).
I think those savvy enough to have pounced on the deal knew what they were buying -- an amazing product for the price. I would have payed more than this for a tablet with just a good browser.
