That is what I feel after having read this 'statement' from Apple Inc.'s website:

We now plan to show our developers a near final version of Leopard at the conference, give them a beta copy to take home so they can do their final testing, and ship Leopard in October. We think it will be well worth the wait. Life often presents tradeoffs, and in this case we're sure we've made the right ones. [Apr 12, 2007]

No, it is not an acceptable tradeoff to delay the release of a much anticipated major OS release so that you can make FCC deadlines for the iPhone. Has the Executive team at Apple suffered a collective blow to the head at some point this year?

The iPhone, while cool, is not more important than a major OS release. The iPod, while cool is not more important than a major OS release.

This is troubling to say the least. I thought the name change from Apple Computers to Apple Incorporated would be a good thing, reflecting the broadening of the scope of the companies endeavours. This smacks of a narrowing, the opposite of what should be happeining right now.. unless of course that narrowing is to the core of their technology offerings.

We need iCal with caldav capabilities. We need Time Machine. Artists and creative professionals need the Core Image, Core Audio and Core Video upgrades that will come with Leopard. We do not need a freaking touch screen phone.

* Walks off in disgust *