Pre-Orders always last?!?

Im currently waiting on the delivery of an iPad. I have to ask, why oh why do Apple deal with pre-orders last?
I had to wait on my pre-ordered iMac, and I waited as there was a shortage of parts on the i7's. But why wait on the iPad? I seriously thought that like other companies it would be a case of getting the pre-orders out for the day of release. As of writing this it is the 1st of June, with delivery expected on the 7th. They were released here on the 28th of last month. If I had of known that pre-orders were dealt with last then I would have just bought one in store.
Can anyone shed any light on why Apple deals with pre-orders last?

I guess it depends on what model of iPad you pre-ordered (assuming the 16 & 32 gig models being the most popular) had you ordered the 64GB the production run may contain fewer number.
You also have to bear in mind that the iPad was launched in 9 countries simultaneously so available stco would have to be distributed between all 9 countries (again assuming each country iPad was launched in, like here in the UK, were accepting pre-orders, they too would have to be allocated stock on a first come first served basis.
The demand for iPad is huge. I was lucky to get one on launch day from my local Apple Store.
I guess you could check your nearest Apple Store for stock, if they have the model you pre-ordered, cancel your pre-order and go into the store and buy it.
I'm sure Apple will get it to you as soon as they can (although I do not work for nor speak for Apple)

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