I've seen this a few times before. Just goes to show you, "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good". It's better to be the 'first' with a product than to be the 'best' and release a little later. Of course nowadays if he posted something like that on any social media site, he would be slammed with 99% negative comments, insulted by too many trolls to count, and in general, simply ignored. Yes, I'm cynical. Go ahead and attack me for that. You know you want to.