Actually, taking a product 9 months from signature to going live on a major website is totally realistic, that's actually the timeframe I predicted from day one, because that is the actual one they operate within. And while there were obviously hitches as well, being later than Nick thought, it was still within the timing that this kind of practice dictates. 100%.
And as for 10% of the stores being stocked, you mean the small ones, which made up about 10% of the business at the time? Yup, probably accurate. You can't tell me they don't have it. Nick doesn't have to post pics of every little store that's ever stocked it, how lame is that? No, it's up to you to prove its not true.
Really need to think out the details. A delay in business is just that, not a failure. Only if you give up, which clearly, he did not, and is not...
And any momentary lapses will FAR be made up for in the long run, hence the holding...