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I suspect the SQL offering for Linux will be like that. A slow evolution toward what it should have been at release.

You're almost certainly correct. It's the first thought that crossed my mind. The question you have to entertain is, "Why would MSFT release it if it can't be credibly positioned as an enterprise tool to begin with"? What CIO in his right mind would buy that? They're not much in the habit of buying "toys" for their staff to play with any more.

> "Why would MSFT release it if it can't be credibly positioned as an enterprise tool to begin with"?

They'll have to get the missing features into the real release; it's worthless without many of those.

That said, I have a smartphone with about 20 downloaded apps, which is a very modest number by today's standards. Yet every day, one or more of them have an "update" available. New capabilities, added features, security enhancements, bug fixes. I've gotten used to the idea that software needs to be constantly updated.

I suspect Microsoft had two rationales:

We have to get this product out ASAP or we'll miss a critical market window. Ship the preview!
People won't care if we issue updates on a regular basis, we do that already for everything else.

They are probably right on the first. Time will tell if the second is acceptable to the enterprise. If a company has switched to Windows 10, and/or Server 2016, it won't be any shock to their system at all.