I don't think there is anything magical about the process at all. Obviously the company has been working on the products/licensing since prior to the June 2018 PR that stated the September 2018 availability. Those are the company's statements, nothing magically pulled out of thin air or hearsay.
$Everyone please read the Ibox/Intro & All Post/Stickies and do your own DD the image in this quote just above this highlighted section is part of a a Sticky here is the link to make that DD process easier