Paul expressed concern over the software development timeline for product delivery (all supported products: Ethos, InTune, Spin, SpinNR circuits). He feels uncomfortable with shipping software with only ethos-based products (Flx, Intuition 12, Sparo 12, Cue) for the first release. He would like to add the spin-based and intune-based products as well for the first release. According to the timeline, the earliest possible date for that would be Apr 2012. Some concerns about this move:
Software would not bee market-tested well enough waiting for a final release. Development team supports doing incremental releases (starting with a base release) limited to certain customers, so they can provide feedback. Therefore, any issues could be worked out before adding new features and products.