Quoted from Rarehero:We have different definition of pre-order then. AFM is going into production in May. If you buy one now, you're buying it. Not really a pre-order. Pre-order means paying now even though it's not finished & years away.
Your definition of pre-order is a lot more loose than mine. If I pay for something, I expect to get it NOW - a fair exchange of $$ for a product. If I pay now, but don't get my product until later - that's pre-ordering. In your example, if I pay now and it goes into production in May - I may not get it 'till June...maybe July.....maybe even August. I most certainly consider that pre-ordering.