It appears Motorola wasn't pulling a stunt when it claimed the delay in launching its foldable Razr flip phone reboot was due to stronger than anticipated demand. Despite holding off on pre-orders for a month to better prepare for the launch, pre-orders are already backed up to mid-February at its online store, according to The Verge.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Looks-like-Motorola-wasn-t-kidding-about-stronger-than-expected-Razr-demand.451782.0.html
Bizarre.
Or another explanation is that this is the extra time they took to try to solve the lumpy hinge issue but still failed and reluctantly issued that advisory on how it's normal.