Because Castle has not given us any information to the contrary.

Some expectations were set, certain teaser web pages were posted, certain comments from Castle reps were made, be it online or at events in person, and that created demand. Both demand for a product and demand for information. I've no doubt that proclaiming a ship date would be a mistake however perhaps bringing us into the fold of your development cycle would show us that work is being done, progress is being made and that there is in fact light at the end of this tunnel.

It happens often in may other industries. I'll give you one example, Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. Announced over a year ago, horribly delayed, Microsoft has since released a "preview" web site (http://www.macoffice2008.com/) with all the info about the product, screen shots, requirements, specs, movies of it in action, you name it. Why? To make the wait seem shorter and to show it's potential customers that they are working to serve their needs.

Sure we want the physical MMM in our hands but you would be surprised how thirst quenching a little information can be.

Thanks for posting.

DM