Yeah, I think that's the point Chino was trying to make too. If at the beginning they had said, "We'll let you know when we're ready, but we don't know how long that'll be." then alright, whatever, no problem. But when you say, "Soon." people generally don't think 'minimum six months.'
To be fair, they likely had no idea it would take so long, that being said though they could probably say more than they are (although, again, we can't know that without knowing the real reason for the delay).