Just got back from the 0900 appointment I made earlier this week at my local corp store. As expected, no joy. The rep said he thought it would release on the 15th (but he admitted he didn't know anything for sure), and also said he thought (not a fact, just his thoughts) they pushed it back to let the XY tablet release first. This is exactly the reason I believe we lost the release today...get another bloat device out first. And honestly, I think we'll loose the 15th as well, to the Droid 4 releasing on the 22nd. As long as they have another Droid (bloat) device ready to sell before Christmas day, I don't think they're going to let the Nexus out. My personal suspicions are that we will see this phone the week after Christmas.