Is early 2018 too soon for a Surface phone?

Microsoft has asserted that the Surface phone will arrive only when it's ready.
Like the Surface, Surface Book, and Surface Studio the Surface "phone" will have the distinct purpose of defining a category. It will not exist simply to exist, nor be positioned just to satisfy the desires of a fan base eager for a super device. Microsoft CMO :

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