We have awhile to go before TOR is released 
http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewstory&threadid=106165
http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewstory&threadid=106165
I was looking forward to this MMO and I am a huge Bioware and Star Wars fan, but with the graphics of this game being WoW-esque at best, this game isn't going to be on my radar much. I mean what are they thinking having 2003-era graphics for a game like this? The only reason I see is because some deskjockey wants it to be "accessible like WoW is".
As long as Bioware goes all out with this game, they can take all the time they want. I'd rather wait for a supremely fun game than have them release it half-assed because people are impatient.
Confirmed officially by the developers: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=2350402 Calendar spring 2011.
Spring 2011 sounds reasonable. You cannot release a partially done MMO anymore and expect it to fly.