Lots of this seems to boil down to: AWS shipped something that was barely usable, but then iterated. That's a reasonable approach, but the fact this post exist

Lots of this seems to boil down to: AWS shipped something that was barely usable, but then iterated. That's a reasonable approach, but the fact this post exists shows that this practice is a reputational risk. By all means do this if you think it's the right thing to do, but be aware that first impressions matter and will stick for a long time.