What information do you feel has been withheld, jhunt1? Two weeks ago we didn't know the 990 existed, and today we have full specs, detailed photos, and a lengthy FAQ that even delves into why certain key design decisions were made. That's a whole lot of information rolled out in a short time frame. Also, if you look at the structure of the FAQ you might notice that Outlaw appears to have monitored this thread for the first week to ten days and used it to identify what people wanted to know. The FAQ touches on numerous topics that were brought up in this very thread, and Outlaw was very open about answering questions raised here. They even delved into why they made certain design decisions, which you won't see many manufacturers do.

Are you upset about the pre-order system? It's the same approach they've used in the past, where they basically ask folks not to bombard them will calls that are the equivalent of kids in the back seat asking "are we there yet?" If they fielded those calls, there'd be no time left for getting the units ready for shipment. More importantly, putting something in the confirmation e-mail saying "you are number 475 in line" would do two things that are undesirable: it would be somewhat misleading (since the pre-orders do not represent guaranteed sales, so the 474 in front of you might not all buy units), and it would spawn the question "when does unit 475 ship?" (which can't really be answered while the shipment is still en route). If you are worried, though, you might be reassured by some memories from the 950 pre-order. Each reservation had a number associated with it (which was supposed to be kept secret until after the order was placed, because it was part of how you logged in to place the real order). The first pre-order reservation was number 1000, I believe, and it counted up sequentially from there. We had a thread going where people could post and say they'd gotten their unit and what their reservation number was. I suspect they will have refined their processes over the last three years, but there will probably be a similar way for us to watch the pre-orders get filled once shipping begins.