Having spent a little time with Andrew, he doesn't strike me as the kind of guy to play favorites unless it is for legitimate reasons like beta testing or perhaps someone's immediate need for a feature that hasn't been adequately tested for the masses.
He's been more absent for longer periods than usual for the past year, so it is understandably frustrating for his customers. I highly suspect that his personal priorities are properly aligned, but would agree that a note from him warning of delays would be nice.
Finally, if the alternative is no-DrLava products, I'd rather wait a year for my orders to be filled than not getting them at all.
My $0.02 anyway. . .
-David