Well I will not get my flame thrower ready because you have quite a point here. Everybody needs funds and those can't be made before OS 4.0 hits the stores.
BUT there is no point in sending out a half finished OS either. Imagine what buyers (hopefully also outside the community) will think when they see a OS with a lot of errors and problems. That will not give any funds either.
So you're got a point, but I would say it's a no win situation.