Big companies can be pretty bad when it comes to this sort of behavior because they know people are unlikely to cancel an order that's already paid for when they find out it's backordered....
If they list it as "In stock" - you are likely to order the item... And if they subsequently tell you it's backordered after you already paid for it - they know you are unlikely to cancel that order.... So they still get the sale....
If they list it as "Out of stock" - you are unlikely to order the item..... Most likely you will buy from somebody else rather than picking something equivalent or waiting for the backorder... So they don't get the sale...
Given the choice between sale and no sale - most sales organizations choose a sale.
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