Shipping the product constitutes the launch of that product. As for the Bold, which you link to, "RIM said that it expects the Bold to be shipping worldwide this summer." The 3G Blackberry was supposed to be launched in June. This is a prediction that it will not. And, to your point, the Bold is now scheduled for "the summer," which would seem to indicate that August could be a viable time frame. I'm not surprised to see this prediction tank.

Further, announcing a product does not imply a launch. How, then, could one have a delayed launch? If company X announced the upcoming launch of product Y on Z date, and they missed Z date, that would be a delayed launch. Agree?