I wonder how this changes startup company plans, I guess there are no startups building phones, they are generally building apps, so they are stuck waiting for an Android phone to materialize.

I should make a web service for aspiring entrepreneurs that just sends them this Wil Shipley quote every week, fifty-two weeks a year:

Don’t announce until it can be downloaded. Don’t let it be downloaded until it can be bought.

Apple, under Steve Jobs, can't always meet this goal (shipping hardware on the dot is hard) but the company always, always tries. They've been schooling people on the effectiveness of this for years, and yet some companies never learn.

Ouch! I was gonna wait for this magical gPhone, but a used iPhone is starting to sound pretty good

If a lot of people are thinking this way, then Android and OpenMoko are in for a world of hurt! I think this is a deliberate strategy on Apple's part. They want to get there first and benefit from network effects.

Apple sure picked the right strategy at making sure Android is delayed.

That was a misinterpretation. I think Apple is pushing ahead with its SDK and increasing its user base with a cheaper iPhone to secure its lead over Android and OpenMoko.

I'm waiting till 2009, as my company pays for my current phone anways. I might be a fanboy but I think it will be worth the wait.