Fortunately, I do have a decent understanding of how business works. I have been involved in almost every facet of the company I have worked at for over 27 years, but yeah, a lot of people only see the surface.
I will clarify my statement on the "transparency" a bit.
" What is the policy on stock allocation for fulfilling the que versus the allocation for other distributors and do they consider certain channels a higher priority?"
Now, I get that they owe us none of this information nor am I demanding any, its just nice to know their methods and prioritizations so people can adjust their expectations.
EVGA has a sterling reputation to uphold in my eyes. I've been buying their products since I bought my first "GeForce 8800GTX 768MB" and my "nForce 780i SLI 775 Motherboard" in 2007 and they still work.