Quote Originally Posted by DarthShader View Post
Does that mean I can buy Brazos stuff in stores already?? Wow, I must have been living under a rock for 1.5 months....

Following that logic, can we expect performance numbers in February or whenever Bulldozer starts to ship or has it's "unofficial launch"?

If yes, then it's fine with me.
The difference is, AMD has no competing parts for that market segment from own camp, contrary to Zambezi which will compete with Intel solutions as well as AMD's own lower grade solutions for desktop market.
That's why AMD let Brazos platform to be reviewed ahead of market availability.