I'm sure Apple doesn't decide last minute, they probably meet to decide a few hours ahead to go/no go the release. I'd be shocked if they are reading the thread and using it to decide anything but I guess it can't hurt for us to step up our game in terms of engagement.
Assuming they meet again tomorrow morning to decide go/no go decision probably doesn't hurt to put our motivations and hopes/fears here ahead of time.
Also even if Apple is tracking this thread, it wouldn't be Tim directly. More likely the Vice President of Development or someone in the Marketing or Public Relations functionalities.
Oh I know lol I was just playing into the idea that they actually care what we think and that there's a button to release software whenever they want.