If that turns out to be the case, I think Sony is going to lose what little following they have in the USA market. We tend to not like getting an extended middle finger which is what Sony will be sending us rather than readers. I'm not surprised though as they obviously neglected the USA market with their x50 series. I'm glad I'm not planning on buying one.

EDIT: The one thing about this possible delay that is odd is Sony made such a big deal about the HP books. If they miss the HP going digital date in the USA they will miss a huge marketing bonanza.