im sure they learned a lesson after that massive shit storm a couple years back, even though it technically wasnt their fault. what i mean is that the Nov 30th date is probably a very conservative estimate just in case they have a worst-case scenario where it takes til the last day of November to ship everything. i'm sure theyre hoping to get it all out much sooner if possible.
and hey, if it's positive spin youre looking for, maybe we havent heard from them cause theyre furiously boxing up all the orders as we speak, and the next announcement will be "surprise! it's shipped!"