DANLUNATIC
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My understanding is that it meant they had sent out invitations to folks up to (and likely including) that time.
Same as if you were at the DMV and pulled number 41. If they say "now serving 41," that means it's your turn.
Again, people have guessed that the lion's share of Fractal's customer base does not use the forum at all, so whether you saw someone post about their invitation resulting from a 2:33pm confirmation time or not, the company statement above would supersede that.
Matt P commented on a FB post earlier today that they have had to take a brief break from FM9 invites to service orders coming in for the FXIII Turbo and to get a new batch of FM3s on to the Store. He said he would post a NOW SERVING message when invites resumed.