You get a free orange cover + free shipment of the white one, once it’s ready.
That’s handled as good as one can handle a problem like this, in my opinion.
Fair. But I’m sure they will provide a possibility to have this sorted out, in case you need the full functionality. That being said, most I3C stuff is backward compatible and can operate in I2C legacy mode, so an I3C TOH will often still function on the buggy boards. Just slower and without some more fancy features. That’s why they says most use cases can still be prototyped on I2C. For most people the practical impact is pretty small, I’d say.
I feel like they are pretty transparent with the shipping timeline as it’s currently planned, and they are more or less within the limits of what they initially communicated? Or did I miss something?
As someone who had some similar experience with a big manufacturer: They don’t handle those situations any better. And they don’t even provide some insights in their community forums. If they even have a forum to start with.