To be fair to the Dev's Their primary time frame for launch releases was by the end of August. (Remember the quarters conversation?)
They've dangled a few things but not yet delivered, but this by no means suggests they aren't planning on delivering. It's unknown as to whether or not they have read this forum since their last login, so try to remember that just because forum posts/pleas go unanswered doesn't mean we're being ignored.
Theoretical example 1: The devs wanted to get an App to us August 1st, development wasn't ready so they had to postpone the big reveal. This then clashed with their pre-booked family holiday(s) so they are away now, They'll get back in a few days to try and polish their offerings to find we've all gone stir crazy waiting for news.
As Shellbunner pointed out, We are (most of us forum posters at least) committed to 888 like it or not so it's worth remembering while the Devs may not be here reading this (go on, prove me wrong ;-) ) Joe Public certainly is and if we FUD ourselves how else is anyone else going to view Octo?
Let's remember the potential, the small Dev team who have an outside life, the fact that waiting is what we're good at after all this practice and that one day soontm we'll be laughing at our own little wobble.
On the plus side 888 are currently quite cheap so you could get a bargain on an OctoGlass :-)
I don't think the devs have abandoned the coin. I think they're buying it. They probably have specific Octo holdings/positions in mind (possibly even necessary) to back their development plans, and of course they (and their investors) want to profit off of their activities and announcements at least as much as any of us. Octo is cheap at the moment. As soon as they announce something concrete the price will rise, possibly quite dramatically. Until they've acquired as much as they want/need they're probably in no rush to announce, and as you know it's a bit of a chore to get your hands on large blocks of Octo.
Like many on this thread, I counsel patience.