Sixth trip to Hogwarts postponed 'til summer '09

Did the recent release of the teaser trailer for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" get you all super-excited for the November release? Well sorry guys, but you're gonna have to wait a lot longer. Today Warner Brothers announced that they have decided to push the release of the sixth film in the most successful movie series of all time back until July 17, 2009.
Although movies are often pushed back due to problems with the production or bad word-of-mouth, the makers of "Half-Blood Prince" have assured everyone that's not the case. So why the delay? Two reasons: First, the most recent film in the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," was also released in July of last year and went on to become the second highest-grossing film in the series (only behind the original film). Second, Hollywood is still feeling the effects of the Writer's Strike, and releasing the film in the summer of 2009 helps Warner Brothers by giving them something big that they can release in summer where there will be a decided lack of major releases.
Good reasoning, but it won't stop me from grumbling until July...