Ironically “knowing the right people” gets you the opposite effect. We pushed employees and paid partners back on the delivery list, even as we pulled people forward who helped with the development of the product for free. We didn’t feel good about getting our machines when so many customers didn’t have theirs. The numbers were roughly the same, in fact - I think around ~100 were accelerated and 100 were demoted. The net impact on the line is close to zero.