That was my point actually. I was not accusing the developers of negligence I was saying that his platitudes are a form of "I could have done it better then them if I was them and could see the future". Well, he isn't them and they didn't see the future.
Then we are in violent agreement! Hooray!
If the network ditches 0.7 then there is no problem.
As long as the network is predominantly 0.7 this would result in you creating a single orphaned block rather then a fork. While certainly a waste, this could happen while using 0.7 to mine as well (for a different reason).
All true, but I suspect you underestimate the, uh, conservatism that makes "the network ditching 0.7" non-trivial. That may end up being the chosen way out, and Deepbit, Eligius, etc., will plan to upgrade at an appointed time. Or another solution may emerge. We've waited months for 0.8, and we can afford to wait a few more days or weeks, though the newly discovered 0.7 bug adds a reason to move.