Why were there no PlayBook lineups? Because RIM cares about its customers

The more obvious rationale for this is a lack of real demand for the PlayBook.

RIM cares about it's customers - the carriers and their retail stores.

I'm starting to get perturbed by how much control we relinquish from the consumer - Apple didn't force anyone to wait in line, people did it cause they wanted the device.

There's a price for everything and anyone could have traded their time/money for an iPad earlier, all up to how much you wanted the device.

Remember that thing you really, really wanted as a kid... how one day, on Christmas or on your birthday, you opened up the box to see wow there it is - all the waiting and dreaming and there it is!...

... should have just pre-ordered.