Quote Originally Posted by SodRansom View Post
How do you include delays? The best you can do is give yourself some extra buffer, but how can you predict what sort of bugs you're going to have to fix? I don't think you can read these numbers as set in stone sort of things. That's why they have "this schedule is subject to change" plastered all over the place. I'll hope for a release sooner than June, but won't be surprised/disappointed if it doesn't happen until after that.
The "this schedule is subject to change" is just a rear shield in case something goes horribly wrong. Mentioning a best and a worst case scenario means exactly taking in account most problems and issues.