Hold up, Cowboy
I'm wondering where this bitterness toward Fisher is coming from. In my experience, Fisher and Trek are actually some of the first large bike companies to get their 2005 bikes into stores, while a lot of other manufacturers wait until closer to Interbike. I bought my 2004 Fisher HKEK last year, the first week of August, and couldn't believe they already had those models available.
Considering that riding has a distinct "season" in much of the US, it's pretty strange that bike companies would release new bikes toward the trailing end of that season, instead of waiting until the season was finished. Consumers, knowing that new bikes are coming in August, may postpone potential purchases in the vital late spring and early summer months- which would be financial murder for the bike co's. In general, you won't find other outdoor gear companies who do anything like this.
The other thing to think about is component manufacturers. Higher end bike companies want to stock their 2005 bikes with the latest and greatest, but often those parts aren't available from manufacturers until later in the year. Personally, I'd rather wait until September and get a new Fisher 29'er with a Reba fork, than insist on getting one right now with older suspension technology. Would much rather wait another month or so and get some dual-control new LX parts than pay the same amount of money for parts that are going to be outdated soon.
Obviously, if you need a bike now, you need to buy what you can find, and if you can't find a Fisher, you can't buy one. Good luck with whatever you purchase, but understand that the new bikes coming out this fall are going to be significant improvements over what's currently on the market, and you're sure to be disappointed if you blow your money now only to see something great hit the stores in a few weeks...