Ooop! You're right, I'm wrong. Hubby bought it that Friday. My apologies...I had the wrong month in mind.
So maybe there could be a 2 day window between press release and sale date, but again I doubt it with all the hype that's been generated about this phone.
Just going back in the press releases:
-8530 (VZW) announced 11/5/09 and released 11/13/09
-9700 (ATT) announced 10/21/09 and released 11/09
-8520 (T-Mobile) announced 7/27/09 and released 8/09
-Tour (VZW) announced 6/16/09 and released 7/09
Again I say, regardless of what Sal or any other "reputable" sources may post, RIM's website will be the one to make the official announcement with a correct date. Rely on the facts people, not the rumors.