I believe you, they'll be done in ayear or two. The skis this year look horrible. The KGB is the stiffest heaviest ski I demoed in 12 brands of hard demo work last year and it looked like it was made in someones garage.
No, they're actually much better than past years. They have all new factories. Best thing to do is try them out. They're not so stiff and they hold great in crappy conditions. I tried some through my shop in Boston and thought they were sick.