Got the 8-10 weeks reply as well.
I don't see what the big deal is though. Would I prefer to get my points sooner? Of course. But I saw this card as "gravy" after they had previously made the Biz Gold card off unattractive (i.e. raise annual fee, no FYF).
If I have any beef with Amex, it's the SPG card. It's totally lame @ 10k points bonus and no FYF.