Re:What horrible timing (Score 1)

.... or in time for tax refunds... when some people buy a present to themselves, whatever they didn't get for Christmas.

Apple did say late summer that they weren't releasing any more new products for the year, so they knew the schedule of this product well ahead of time. So I figured that they are just releasing it when it's ready, instead of pushing a product out the door before it's truly ready just to get some extra sales. If the product is indeed a hit and it picks up speed as opposed to fizzling out after all the fanboys go OMG, then you have the gadget to beat for Christmas '10.