"The pre release publicity had a lot to do with that clamor reaching deafening levels..." Must be my encroaching senility. I seem to recall people clamoring for hardware specs, feature lists, screenshots, etc. because CL wasn't releasing any of the above. As they say, be careful what you wish for. I remember Orson Welles solemly stating that Gallo would release no wine before it's time. If that were true it would mean there was a right time for Ripple and Thunderbird to be unleashed on the world - perhaps the apocalypse?

"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken