I find it a real shame that many people out there, and I'm certainly not pointing fingers at anyone on this thread, are almost willing the A380 to fail.
I think that the project is a brave move which can only improve the aviation industry in the long-term. Yes its a gutsy move but I'm sure the same was thought of many years ago when Boeing unveiled the 747 and see what a great workhorse that has been.
All the very best Airbus and lets hope one success story emerges from a european union ('cause god only knows the political one is a farse of even bigger proportions than anything that industry can produce).