A lot of things make sense from the Irex point of view.
Bad reviews can and will indeed kill an otherwise good device.
On the other hand I don't think the Iliad will be a 'consumer' product for at least one, maybe even two years.
Just look at the reaction of the general public to the Iliad in the one or two short newsitems that we watched sofar.
The general peasantry won't have an Iliad high on the wishlist.
All the early-adopters will mostly be geeks like us
who don't mind fiddling about with devices, having a crash or two(hundred) an occasional explosion and/or permanent braindamage.
I would certainly and absolutely love to have an Iliad even without all the do-dahs that are still to come.
It is good thing that delays are not because a shortage of devices.
(Hard workers, those Phillipinos)
Too bad that things seem te rely on the OS and other software.
Software-bakers are notoriously slow..
And indeed, CommandeROR, Henrycat should be payed as official PR spokesgeek. Well done Henry!