I think the thing to remember is that, as far as I know, they haven't told us much at all. I think it may be unwise to make assumptions and conclusions in an information vacuum.
Surefire has come under a lot of fire here for being "slow" to adapt to the Cree/Seoul revolution, but in actuality they were quite fast. How long have Crees been out? Not that long. Pushing a year or two at most...? In everything except the computer industry, that's a blink of eye... And even then, it might've already bitten them in the butt with the release of high-output Rebel emitters with almost equal output, smaller footprint, lower price and better tint than the Crees and Seouls. I think we can rest assured that yes, we may wait a little while for new Surefire releases, but consider this: how many dud lights have they released? With the notable exception (which has now been corrected, or so I remember hearing) of the clickies, have you ever heard of any common Surefire problems? Me neither. The lights all work, and tend to work BETTER than advertised. They're durable. They're guaranteed. And they're tested as well as an airliner is before it's put into service. One thing I'm looking forward to from a Surefire HID is a 4200K or 5000K bulb instead of the 6000K in my Boxer24. If I can't get a replacement bulb for my Boxer to bring the color-temp down, I'll sell it and buy a Surefire HID to replace it, even if it's more expensive - and I would think that with their dedication to military/law enforcement that Surefire would take color rendition and spectral distribution into account before releasing a light for sale. I'd like to see a li-ion battery solution too, and dislike the dinosaur system which they currently offer. Don't you think they know it's out of date? Surely they can make better - there must be a reason why. Have faith, it's not like they're a government agency with no reason to excel, they're a private enterprise with a large stake in the portable lighting market - but that stake will be easily lost if they rest on their laurels.
I know that there's some bad blood between SF and the CPF community that came before my time, but I think we should put that aside and 1: Be Patient, 2: Understand their business model and priorities are different from other manufacturers that cater to us, and 3: Be Supportive! If we have a constructive/supportive mentality instead of the group-mind of a 6-year-old with the "gimmees" we might get more communication from SF - and at least cool some burns which are still felt on both sides, either voiced or unvoiced.
