I am staying optimistic, because before the last update Stern WAS hyping the release of a huge update (I remember seeing a picture somewhere of someone playing the game and the DMD showed 2.0 code).
I think what happened was they found a bunch of bugs and to save face they released something - our current version 1.28.
Am I disappointed that I shelled out big bucks on an LE and am still waiting on code? Yes. But I have other Stern games that the code is GREAT on, so I would disagree with the blanket statement that "Stern just doesn't care".
My guess was that the code was due to be released earlier, but let's face it, it really isn't a moneymaker for them and they need to keep new games running down the line to keep the lights on and employees paid. The current PF issues only complicated things and the KISS code just got put on the backburner. There is SO much potential for the cities to make that game incredibly deep I just can't imagine that won't happen. (OP can tell me to put down my crack pipe now)
My prediction is we see version 2.0 before the end of the year, but I have ZERO evidence to support that statement...