Quoted from frolic:Pinside isn't "the internet", Stern has a lot of options to post news about things they are working on. How hard would it be to have a list on their website that said something like this:
SOFTWARE STATUS
The Walking Dead - actively developing
Mustang - no future updates planned
Star Trek - bug fix update planned
Metallica - bug fix update planned
AC/DC - no future updates planned
Avengers - no future updates planned
Iron Man - no future updates planned
Avatar - no future updates plannedAt least make it known what is going on, no need to detail it all.
I agree in that the biggest drawback to this entire issue is the communications aspect of the problem. Providing the customer base with a status update on code development will not only satisfy the need for information, but will also serve to stop rumors and expectations that will not be realized.