Originally Posted by
Paint Horse
You announce it, you sell it. All they are doing is wasting my time as I check everyday to see if the one I need is in stock, and I do not mean at twice the price.
They are selling it. Intel is primarily a b2b business selling to the companies that manufacture machines with their parts; as an end-consumer, you're at the back of the line.
As for the individual PC manufacturers, their choice to announce or wait for availability and then announce is entirely up to them.