I could have bought one today, so they are not on any waitlists.
Apple did an excellent job of making sure there was enough inventory to meet demand.
These waitlists were created when nobody had indications of how much would be available on launch day and many suspected it could be like the Xbox 360 launch were there was massive shortages, people who found a way to get one were reselling them on ebay for hundreds more, and it took months for supply to finally catch up with demand.
I remember seeing some video of a guy being interviewed yesterday saying he was buying 2 because he belived he would be able to sell the second one online for at least double the price and that would pay for his own one.
I bet he’s feeling dumb.
Alot of people had the perception there was going to be shortages and people turned away quickly at the apple stores. There wasn’t much news about how many would be available for sale at each store till this past week.