Actually I was told by industry insiders when the A380 delays were announced that Airbus were rather more honest about their delays than 'our competitor' as they termed the other compnay.
All the carping about the A380 delays made by some was seen as a pretty risky strategy given that every image of the 7E7 differed substantially from the preious one. No-one knew what it looked like, let alone when it would fly.....
Still, with the true state of the US economy now being revealed and the US dollar falling against the €uro, the 7late7 will be available at bargain basement prices.