Are you still complaining about this? You were pissed before when the N95 was released and then the US3G version released months later. At least Nokia announced all phone models and frequency support up front this time. If people aren't going to take the time to do the research they need to buy the phone they need then that's their problem. They need to shop at the carrier to make sure that they get the phones that are supposed to work on the frequencies they need.
There are many in the US, and Canada for that matter, that live in areas where there is no 3G support and they could care less about the -2 version of this phone. There are also early adopters that will buy this phone knowing that it won't support US 3G. And at the end of the day, all versions of the E71 work on all GSM networks worldwide.
Also, supply and demand. There is a HUGE demand for this product and the resellers are going to sell the first product that comes out. If the E71-2 is going to lag then they are going to stock the -1 or -3 or whatever they can get their hands on to sell. If the buyer doesn't have the self control to wait for the correct version then that's their own fault. Tying the manufacturer's and resellers hands with laws just hurts the consumer's choice.