I'm as impatient as most of you :-) Me too, I'm living some bad mood days and cursing both D7 and this interminable expectation.
But, as for me, I agree with BoonEx. Working a longer time on beta versions rather than having to apply numerous patches on a quickly released "Final" version is the best possible choice.
P.S. Yes, Houston you are guilty for endless extra delay ! And you are not the only one... Some others who spent weeks to test and post reports or suggestions have to be blamed see more too. Asking for smart and useful to everybody improvements is an unforgivable crime ;-)