None of that's frustrating in and of itself. What is frustrating is the customer backlash that's going to come when some of us don't have our apps ready when Intel-based Macs hit the market. That backlash is inevitable largely because, in the minds of customers and a handful of not particularly savvy members of the press (present company excluded), Jobs made it look as though it would be easy.

None of this means that Jobs lied, or in any way, intentionally misled the public on this. After all, his audience was the developer community, not end users. There are, however, times when developers get caught between what Steve said and what the public thinks he said.

And, it's frustrating, because you really can't lay the blame for this at anyone's feet, though there are some members of the press who really ought to know better (again, present company excluded).