To play devils advocate, maybe they know exactly what they are doing. We have to assume they delayed due to a software issue that did not pass their testing. Now, for us this could have been a very minor bug, but to VZ anything minor could hold up a release for them. I don't think the fact that it doesn't have bloat and it's not a moto device has any bearing on them releasing this phone, and I can't see them holding back this to sell more razr's. It just doesn't make sense.
During the delay, they see an EXTREME demand for the phone. I think the number of people anticipating this phone has grown quite a bit during that delay, and perhaps VZ sees that as a good thing. The less information they release, the more we are clamoring for this thing. They have put out ZERO advertising, yet still have thousands of sales guaranteed for the first day. If they were smart, they would LEAK their own information, to pick up even more steam before offering it for sale officially.
Now, that being said, I really do wish they had treated this differently and release the phone a month ago and let an OTA fix whatever the bug was.