I think this got blown out of proportion. People get mad when they don't set a date. People get mad when they mention a tentative date. CC can't win. If I was them, I wouldn't say a damn thing ever again...until the day it's out. No matter how pissed off you'all get, you're going to flock to the store/site to get it. They probably have a bunch of them ready to go, but they are waiting for more before they release. Think of the PR if they released the MMM, but with limited availability.
I figured the whole thing out about 8 months ago. When it's ready for purchase, we'll be able to get one. Even the surest guesstimated release date is speculation at best. In my mind, it is a race. The winner of the race, be it Mamba, Quark, or Tekin, will be the first to get my money. In the mean time, my 125b/Neu combo has been flawless for well over a year now, so I don't care who wins the race or takes my money.