Why not release earlier?

Personally I do not like to release early, but the reason for this, I think, lies not in fear to get negative feedback, but rather in:<p>1. desire to delay the appearance of the problems caused by maintaining backwards compatibility<p>2. unwillingness to divert limited resources to customer support - unfinished product can demand higher support costs

Simple.<p>Because if you don't love what you've spent all the blood, sweat and tears building then what is the point of it all ? And you know what is worse than no feedback. Bad feedback that crushes morale and energy that could've been avoided.<p>So you definitely need to subscribe to the "real artists ship" mantra but also not put out something you know is crap.