Go/no-go decision on doing the Merge or postponing the difficulty bomb to be discussed on the 29th of April [2022] ACD call.
If it’s "go" then start merging the existing testnets at 2 week intervals with a view to doing the real thing in July [2022].
ACD call == AllCoreDevs meeting. Here's a summary of the most recent one (includes a link to a recording of the call):
Along with pointers to current and historical information as to why arriving at PoS has been such a long and interesting road to hoe, while also being an open/source process involving teams and individuals all over the world.
If the constant delays and made-up ETAs weren’t enough to make you question PoS ever arriving — they should be, really — there are plenty of other reasons. There are a tonne of actors / influencers in the Eth space who do not want PoS to land for their own financial and political reasons.
Technical pitfalls and project stewardship can reasonably explain some delay — but years and years of it? And more than one statement that it’s just “months away?” The whole process has a fetid cloud hanging over it.
That's what people are complaining about they are years behind on what they promised.