I share your preference for fly first, vizzavona, but a lot of people do manage perfectly well with inner pitch tents here in the UK.
However, inner first is not a deal breaker for me, there are other factors that I value more, such as strength, ease of pitching, good ventilation control (especially a double mesh/solid inner door). And price, of course. In fact my latest object of desire is a 4 season inner first one man tent - Nordisk Svalbard, and the Soloist also attracts my attention for summer use.
I think that the Soloist can be pitched fly first if you have the footprint, by the way.