I’ve come to a point where I don’t give estimates anymore that are not dependent on my own actions, as even those can be off, but at least I know I am the one to blame and who has to manage the expectations.
Anything involving the shipping should go according to the first come, first serve rule, the backing order. But logistical grouping and service outages due to the corona pandemic meant that many people were skipped for a later moment than they should’ve been based on backing order alone.
For me personally the focus is on delivering the units to all of those backers who’ve been with us all along and still are waiting. If that’s underway and happening, and we got them all in a batch and also have the option of sending O4tR units in that shipment, for sure we won’t delay on the O4tR units. But my focus is on the regular backers first.
In theory we could fulfill everyone within 2-3 weeks, I think we have enough stock. But we need the forwarder to do what we ask(ed) of them, and that’s where the shoe has been wringing lately. And that uncertainty is why I try to not give estimates anymore.